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Chandra observations of the massive spiral galaxy NGC 5746 revealed a large halo of hot gas surrounding the optical disk of the galaxy. The halo extends more than 60,000 light years on either side of the disk of the galaxy, which is viewed edge-on.
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The discovery of a hot halo around NGC 5746 was welcome news to astronomers because it shows that the "missing" hot halos predicted by computer models in fact exist.
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Computer model wins again....

What in the world would we do without computers!!?!
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wait..........what is happening? im assuming i should be happy because.......
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Because computer modelling of galaxy formation suggested that there should be hot halos around galaxies, but none were seen. Till now.

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