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New galaxy collision photo! Two parts spiral, ultradark garnish, well stirred. Serve hot

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NGC 3256.
The result of two galaxies that collided ~500 million years ago.
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The NIRCam image showcases NGC 3256, a captivating spiral galaxy undergoing a merger. Its distorted shape, long, winding tails, and vibrant core are evidence of the violent cosmic collision that shaped its current form. The image reveals intricate details of the galaxy's structure, highlighting the intense star formation and gas flows triggered by the merger.
November 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 02/03/2023

Unraveling NGC 3169

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230302.htm<a href="/hashtag/GalaxyInteraction" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#GalaxyInteractione#NGC3169##CosmicDancem#SpiralGalaxya#AstroPhotographyt#Spacey#Astronomys#GalaxyMergerx#TidalTailsd#DeepSpaceeepSpace
A stunning image of the interacting galaxies NGC 3169 and NGC 3166, showcasing their swirling spiral arms and tidal tails. The galaxies, located 70 million light-years away, are in the process of merging, a common occurrence in the universe. Smaller galaxy NGC 3165 is also visible. The image highlights the dynamic nature of galactic interactions and the vastness of space.
February 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The wildest part isn’t that five ancient galaxies were colliding. It’s what astronomers found BETWEEN them.

👀 https://youtu.be/GW4OezXhEP0

#JWST #EarlyUniverse #GalaxyMerger #Astronomy #Astrophysics
August 21, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 17/05/2017

Galaxy Group Hickson 90

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Stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of HCG 90, a Hickson Compact Group of three interacting galaxies. A spiral galaxy is distorted by the gravitational pull of two elliptical galaxies, triggering intense star formation. This galactic interaction, located 100 million light-years away in Piscis Austrinus, will eventually result in a single larger galaxy.
March 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Cosmic Collision Gets The Internet Treatment

#Astronomy #Galaxies #Andromeda #Milkyway #Galaxymerger

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Cosmic Collision Gets The Internet Treatment
April 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Sparkling Galaxy Merger Shines in New Euclid Space Telescope Image #Science #Space #Astronomy #EuclidTelescope #GalaxyMerger #SpaceExploration
Sparkling Galaxy Merger Shines in New Euclid Space Telescope Image
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
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December 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Cosmic Collision: The JWST Found An Early 5-Galaxy Merger #Science #Space #Astrophysics #JWST #GalaxyMerger

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/cosmic-collision-the-jwst-found-an-early-5-galaxy-merger
Cosmic Collision: The JWST Found An Early 5-Galaxy Merger
The JWST found a system of at least five interacting galaxies only 800 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery adds weight to the growing understanding that galaxies were interacting and shaping their surroundings far earlier than scientists thought. There's also evidence that the collision was redistributing heavy elements beyond the galaxies themselves.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 11/09/2010

Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100911.htm<a href="/hashtag/Messier63" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Messier63e#SunflowerGalaxye#SpiralGalaxya#NGC5055##CanesVenaticiV#Astrophotographyt#Spacey#Cosmos #GalaxyMergerx#DeepSpacee#Astronomys#UniverseU#StellarStreamarStream
A stunning deep space image of the Sunflower Galaxy (M63 or NGC 5055), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. The image showcases its bright yellowish core, sweeping blue spiral arms, and pink star-forming regions. A faint stellar stream, evidence of a past galaxy merger, is visible in the halo.
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 02/12/2022

Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221202.htm<a href="/hashtag/GalaxyMerger" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#GalaxyMergerx#WebbTelescopee#NIRCam #MIRIa#SpaceI#Astronomys#Cosmologyo#StarFormationo#DeepSpacee#InfraredI#Delphinuse#GalacticCollisionollision
Stunning James Webb Space Telescope image of a merging galaxy pair approximately 500 million light-years away in the constellation Delphinus. The infrared view reveals intricate details of the galactic collision, including intense star-forming regions and distorted spiral arms, set against a backdrop of distant galaxies and foreground stars. The merger spans about 100,000 light-years.
June 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 30/07/2024

Arp 142: Interacting Galaxies from Webb

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240730.htm<a href="/hashtag/GalaxyInteraction" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#GalaxyInteractione#Arp142 #WebbTelescopee#SpacePenguine#CosmicCollisiono#GalacticDancet#AstronomyImageo#Astrophysicso#NASAc#ESASpaceE#Spacee#UniverseU#GalaxyMergerxyMerger
Stunning infrared image of Arp 142, a pair of interacting galaxies resembling a penguin. The upper galaxy, NGC 2936, is a distorted spiral galaxy gravitationally interacting with the elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 below. New star formation is evident, especially in the "penguin's nose." These galaxies will eventually merge. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 04/04/2013

M64: The Black Eye Galaxy

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130404.htm<a href="/hashtag/BlackEyeGalaxy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#BlackEyeGalaxyy#Messier64e#SpiralGalaxya#Spacey#Astronomys#Astrophysicso#Cosmologyo#GalaxyMergerx#DeepSpacee#CounterRotatingGalaxyn#StarFormationo#NASAo#SpacePhotographyt#UniverseUniverse
Messier 64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy or Sleeping Beauty Galaxy, a stunning spiral galaxy approximately 17 million light-years away in the Coma Berenices constellation. This image showcases its distinctive dark dust lane creating a "black eye" effect, along with reddish star-forming regions. The galaxy's unique feature is its counter-rotating inner and outer regions, a result of a past galactic merger.
March 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 05/06/2022

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220605.htm<a href="/hashtag/SupermassiveBlackHoles" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#SupermassiveBlackHolesa#GalaxyMergerx#3C75e#BinaryBlackHolesa#CosmicDancem#Astrophysicso#Spaces#Astronomys#GravitationalWavesn#GalaxyClustery#XrayAstronomys#RadioAstronomystronomy
Composite X-ray (blue) and radio (pink) image of 3C 75, showcasing two co-orbiting supermassive black holes at the center of merging galaxies. These black holes, separated by 25,000 light-years, are blasting out jets of relativistic particles and are surrounded by multimillion-degree X-ray emitting gas. Located 300 million light-years away in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster, their gravitational interaction is evident in the swept-back appearance of their jets.
February 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Deux galaxies se percutent et le JWST montre tout, sans filtre. La danse cosmique est plus violente qu’on l’imaginait. fr.euronews.com/next/2025/12... #Space #Astrophysics #JWST #GalaxyMerger
La collision entre deux galaxies photographiée par le télescope James Webb
Créée à partir des données du télescope spatial James Webb et de l’Observatoire Chandra de rayons X de la NASA, l’image offre aux scientifiques une rare vue de face de la dynamique d’interaction et de...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 22/09/2011

Arp 272

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110922.htm<a href="/hashtag/GalaxyCollision" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#GalaxyCollisiono#Arp272 #HubbleLegacyArchivey#NGC6050##IC1179 #CosmicDancem#Spacee#Astronomys#Astrophysicso#SpiralGalaxiesG#GalaxyMergerx#HerculesGalaxyClustery#DeepSpaceeepSpace
Stunning Hubble image of Arp 272, a pair of colliding spiral galaxies (NGC 6050 & IC 1179) 450 million light-years away in the Hercules Cluster. Their intertwined arms showcase a dramatic stage of galactic interaction, offering a glimpse into the future potential collision of Andromeda and the Milky Way.
June 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Astronomy Picture from 16/01/2003

NGC 1700: Elliptical Galaxy and Rotating Disk

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False-color Chandra X-ray Observatory image of NGC 1700, a young elliptical galaxy with a surprisingly large, rotating disk of multi-million degree hot gas. This 90,000 light-year wide disk, the largest of its kind discovered, gives the galaxy a boxy profile. The image suggests NGC 1700 may be the result of a galactic merger.
April 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Astronomy Picture from 16/03/2023

Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230316.htm<a href="/hashtag/OmegaCentauri" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#OmegaCentauriC#GlobularClusterr#MilkyWayGalaxya#NGC5139##Space9#Astronomys#Astrophysicso#Starss#Cosmologyo#GalaxyMergerx#RedGiantStarsantStars
A breathtaking telescopic view of Omega Centauri (NGC 5139), the largest and brightest globular cluster in our Milky Way galaxy. This densely packed cluster, located 15,000 light-years away, contains approximately 10 million stars, showcasing a diverse range of ages and compositions, possibly a remnant of a smaller galaxy merging with our own. The image highlights the yellowish hue of its red giant stars.
June 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM