By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com
NGC 604, a region of ionized hydrogen in the Triangulum Galaxy.
Hubble Space Telescope, photo PR96-27BA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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