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Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
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Edwin Hubble
American astronomer (1889–1953)
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Andromeda Galaxy
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
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Galaxy
Large gravitationally bound system of stars and interstellar matter
A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System. Galaxies, averaging…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Milky Way
Galaxy containing the Solar System
The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars in other arms of the galaxy, which are so far away that they cannot be…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The New York Times
American daily newspaper
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November 23
Day of the year
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