Not-So-Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind - SciTechDaily

The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Both galaxies lie in the constellation Virgo, but despite appearing side-by-side in this image they are at vastly different distances from bot…

Hubble Space Telescope image featuring galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Boeker, B. Holwerda, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL/DECam, CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, SDSS, Ackno… [+1423 chars]

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