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High-Precision Map Charts Nearly 400,000 Nearby Galaxies in Space
Astronomers have meticulously mapped nearly 400,000 galaxies in our cosmic vicinity, creating the Siena Galaxy Atlas using data gathered from the NSF’s NOIRLab telescopes. This digital galaxy atlas provides a valuable resource for researchers delving into various aspects of astronomy, including galaxy formation, evolution, dark matter, and gravitational waves. The data is available to the…