Science News: A galaxy seen almost edge-on, wrapped in thick lanes of dust and glowing with unusually intense star formation, has long fascinated astronomers. Known. pc: NASA A galaxy seen almost edge-on, wrapped in thick lanes of dust and glowing with unusually intense star formation, has long fascinated astronomers. Known as Messier 82, or the Cigar Galaxy, it sits around 12 million light-years from Earth and h... [5454 chars]