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Day August 30, 2020

WHAT LIES BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MILKY WAY?

August 30, 2020August 27, 2020ggubash

    You would certainly have heard more than once that in the distant future people will be able to easily travel between galaxies. Unfortunately, unlike what you can see in sci-fi movies, this opportunity is not going to present itself any time soon. However, we are quite able to observe our galaxy’s neighbours even today.

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