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- Mass of glowing gas in space found by Hanny Van Arkel
- Arkel was using the astronomical research website Galaxy Zoo
- Arkel posted the discovery on the site's forum
- Object was nicknamed "Hanny's Voorwerp;" Voorwerp is Dutch for "object"
- Also called a "cosmic ghost"
- Scientists from around the globe began investigating the object
- Description: A bright gaseous mass with a whole in the middle
- Glows green
- Does not contain stars
- NASA's Hubble telescope will send images of the object
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Hanny Van Arkel, a schoolteacher from the Netherlands, discovered a new astronomical object in space using the website Galaxy Zoo. The strange object has been called a "cosmic ghost" and is also nicknamed "Hanny's Voorwerp." The mysterious object is made of hot gas and is illuminated by remnant light.
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