Posts Tagged ‘interacting galaxies’
Arms Entangled
08 December 2011
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Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
With arms entangled, this galaxy merger resembles the letters “g” or “j” or perhaps a sea horse with a long tail arching over its head.
Turtle and the Bird
01 November 2011
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/H. Inami (SSC/Caltech)
Merging galaxies form the shapes of a turtle and bird in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Sailing a Starry Sea
09 September 2011
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Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
A spiral galaxy seems to sail across this image of the Hickson Compact Group 7 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Merging Y
11 August 2011
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NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)
Galaxy interactions are always impressive. ESO 593–8 looks like the letter “Y,” swooping eagle or a feather. Explore the NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of these merging galaxies. Do you see any patterns? What stories can you tell?
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