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'Tornado' of Galaxies Could Be The Longest Spinning Structure Ever Seen


A team of astronomers studying the distribution of galaxies in nearby space has discovered something truly extraordinary: a huge strand of galaxies, twisting around as though caught up in a slow-motion cosmic tornado.

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