Hubble telescope sees haunting galactic dance of 2 galaxies linked by the corpse of a cannibalized neighbor - Space.com
5/29/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Samantha Mathewson
by Samantha Mathewson
The Hubble Space Telescope captured the faint tidal streams of gas and dust linking the two galaxies NGC 3227 and NGC 3226 in a turbulent gravitational dance.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed view of the large spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and its companion, an elliptical galaxy called NGC 3226, along with the faint tidal streams of gas and dust tha… [+2512 chars]
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