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Hubble – The Riddle of the Missing Stars

Hubble's wfc 3 observed four globular clusters in the fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy.
Astronomers used Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, or WFC3, to observe four globular clusters in a small nearby galaxy known as the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy.
ESA/NASA/S. Larsen, Radboud University, the Netherlands

Astronomers used Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3, or WFC3, to observe four globular clusters in a small nearby galaxy known as the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy.

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