Extremely luminous infrared galaxy. Computer illustration of WISE , an Extremely Luminous Infrared Galaxy (ELIRG), the current reco

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Extremely luminous infrared galaxy. Computer illustration of WISE , an Extremely Luminous Infrared Galaxy (ELIRG), the current record holder for the most luminous galaxy in the universe (as of 2015). This galaxy is erupting with light equal to more than 300 trillion suns. It is smaller than the Milky Way but puts out 10000 times more energy.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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