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In this image, the complex dust lanes of the galaxy are a spectacular sight. NGC 4753 is about 60 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. Photo by ESO's Gemini South Telescope in Chile

Gemini South Observatory images NGC 4753's spiral dust disk, the result of a galaxy merger

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NGC 4753 was discovered in 1784 by astronomer William Herschel and has some fascinating features. In this image, the complex dust lanes of the galaxy are a spectacular sight. NGC 4753 is about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo
Artist's rendering showing the Voyager spacecraft flying through space against the background of the stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Engineers have solved the data problem on NASA's Voyager 1 - but there are still glitches

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It turns out that the fault lies in the fact that a certain device that is still working tried to transfer the data through the spacecraft's main computer, which has been malfunctioning for many years. The engineers found a way around this
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