Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image
07-04-2025 22:00 via space.com

Nearby star photobombs portrait of a distant galaxy in new Hubble Telescope image

A bright star located in the Milky Way appears nestled in the distant galaxy NGC 5530 due to a chance alignment along the Hubble Space Telescope's line of sight.
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