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2023-08-31 16:34:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D35BC5F5E4F17548332E37B607B412240117F16C93D43F2DC90F6DB18D9D1D38
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This is not a newly discovered galaxy. The galaxy pictured, Messier 51a, was discovered by Charles Messier in 1773. However, this picture was taken very recently by the James Webb Space Telescope, and was released by NASA on August 29th 2023. Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/messier-51-the-whirlpool-galaxy https://esawebb.org/images/potm2308a
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