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[–] CliveRosfield 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

By “super close“ they mean 21 million light-years from Earth

[–] teft 4 points 2 years ago

So not even in the local group…

[–] FlyingSquid 4 points 2 years ago

Illustration of "super close":

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Damn, whoever took that picture haas to be dead for sure.