Aurora Australis (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Aurora Australis

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A galaxy cluster was discovered by this 10-meter wide South Pole Telescope, which is located at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica and funded by NSF's Office of Polar Programs. NSF manages the US Antarctic Program, through which it coordinates all US research and required logistical support on the continent as well as aboard ships in the Southern Ocean.

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Keith Vanderlinde, National Science Foundation

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