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Odd Giant [1]

Lanes of dark dust cross the starry form of NGC 1316, a giant galaxy that is 60 million light-years away, in this Hubble Space Telescope photo. The galaxy may be the remnant of two spiral galaxies that smashed together, stirring up their stars and dust. As a result, NGC 1316 looks like a cross between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy, which is shaped a bit like a fat football. [NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)]

NGC 1316
A Hubble Space Telescope view of the galaxy NGC 1316
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