Hanny's Voorwerp, Dutch for Hanny's object, is an astronomical object of unknown nature. It was discovered in 2007 by Dutch school teacher Hanny van Arkel, while she was participating as an amateur volunteer in the Galaxy Zoo project. Photographically, it appears as a bright blob close to spiral galaxy IC 2497 in the constellation Leo Minor. The Hubble Space Telescope has made the best observation yet of the object. More from Wired.com, MSNBC's CosmicLog, and AP.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Glowing Green Voorwerp Eyed by Hubble
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