Galaxy keeps a cosmic eye on us

IT looks like a giant cosmic eye watching over us from the depths of space.

Galaxy keeps a cosmic eye on us
Fri, 30 Sep, 2005 - 01:00
John von Radowitz

This stunning new image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1350 was released by European astronomers yesterday.

Light from the galaxy began its journey to Earth 85 million years ago, when dinosaurs ruled the planet and South America was still an island continent.

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