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The Large and Small of M87

February 16, 1999

The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us, and yet here you are — a collection of atoms that somehow learned to think, to...

The Large and Small of M87

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Tomorrow's picture: A Galaxy Group < Archive | Index | Search | Calendar | Glossary | Education | About APOD > Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.

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