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Nearby dwarf galaxy Sextans A explains why.—Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026 The ApJ study examined the spectra, or light signatures, of half a dozen stars in Sextans A, which is near our home Milky Way galaxy.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Etymology
New Latin (genitive Sextantis), literally, sextant