Messier
Americannoun
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For nearly two centuries, it was unclear that the bright spot in the constellation Virgo, which Charles Messier had described in 1781 as "87: Nebula without stars," was in fact a very large galaxy.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
“He’s got more run support this year from the team,” said Hall of Fame center Mark Messier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2025
Messier was interested in comets, so his list was a set of fuzzy objects that might be mistaken for comets.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025
Euclid also focused on Messier 78, a stellar nursery.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
“Hmmm, probably in the Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31. It has two trillion planets! Even so, you shouldn’t interrupt a cuento, Zeta-4,” he says.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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