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Hubble has spotted an ancient galaxy that shouldn’t exist
This galaxy is so large, so fully-formed, astronomers say it shouldn’t exist at all. It’s called a “grand-design” spiral galaxy, and unlike most galaxies of its kind, this one is old. Like, really, really old. According to a new study conducted by researchers using NASA’s Hubble Telescope, it dates back roughly 10.7-billion years — and that makes it the most ancient spiral galaxy we’ve ever discovered.
“The vast majority of old galaxies look like train wrecks,” said UCLA astrophysicist Alice Shapley in a press release. “Our first thought was, why is this one so different, and so beautiful?”
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Juiblex the Faceless Lord, by Craig J. Spearing for Wizard of the Coast (Dungeon Magazine #188, March 2011), via epicwords.com.
“Nyarlathotep” by Aleksei Kucevolov a.k.a. Corwin Cross. This depiction of the Crawling Chaos wouldn’t be so disquieting without the setting, which looks like an antique photograph or a gloomy dream.
Angel of Nightmare by Pavee Keawmafai
Testamentum and Day Of Wrath Revealed by offermoord
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illustration by John T. Synder
Some otherworldly madness by Izzy Medrano. Warning: Linked gallery contains nudity and body horror.
