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But all of them are about half the size of Hanny's Voorwerp, Keel said.
Hubble Snaps Image Of 'Strangely Alive' Space Oddity AP 2011
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Second, Hanny's Voorwerp was lit up by a powerful beacon of light called a quasar emanating from a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Second, Hanny's Voorwerp was lit up by a powerful beacon of light called a quasar, which formed as a byproduct of the harsh conditions created by a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"It was first spotted by Dutch secondary school teacher Hanny van Arkel in 2007 and is named Hanny's Voorwerp, or Hanny's Object."
--'Dancing frog in the sky': Hubble offers a glimpse of a green glowing blob giving birth to new stars
January 12, 2011