10 spectacular images of merging galaxies captured by NASA
According to the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), if two galaxies do not have enough momentum to move past each other in space, they merge and collide to form a larger galaxy.
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NASA frequently shares spectacular images of this remarkable occurrence. Here are some of them.
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Here's a stunning image of a trio of merging galaxies in the constellation Boötes, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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This captivating image shows a new galaxy forming through the merger of two separate galaxies, located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. The image was captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this beautiful image of Arp 122, a galaxy comprising two merger galaxies amidst a collision.
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This striking image shows a mass of dust and bright swirls of stars in a distant galaxy merger IC 2431, located 681 million light-years away from Earth.
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This splendid image of a titanic galaxy merger known as NGC 2623 was captured by NASA's Hubble Space telescope. It shows a pair of galaxies merging almost 300 million light-years away from Earth.
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This amazing image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows Arp 107, a pair of merging galaxies in the constellation Leo Minor.
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This spectacular image of the Antennae galaxies captured by NASA's Hubble Telescope shows a pair of galaxies colliding with billions of stars.
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Captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, this pretty image is of the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual galaxy merger, situated 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.