Hubble Telescope Spies Off-Kilter Halo Around Distant Galaxy (Images)

The Hubble Space Telescope has created the most detailed map ever of the star-filled halo encircling Centarus A, the closest giant elliptical galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy. The map reveals a surprising amount of heavy metals along the halo's outer edge.

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