... This crowded star field towards the center of our Milky Way Galaxy turns out to be a great place to search for planets beyond our solar system. ... Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. The chain, pictured above, is highlighted on the lower right with two large but featureless lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86, and connects through several large spiral to the upper left, including M88. ... Comet SWAN Brightens . ...