Showing posts with label Huge Galaxy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Huge Galaxy. Show all posts
Monday, March 16, 2009
Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy
Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy This image of a pair of colliding galaxies called NGC 6240 shows them in a rare, short-lived phase of their evolution just before they merge into a single, larger galaxy. The prolonged, violent collision has drastically altered the appearance of both galaxies and created huge amounts of heat -- turning NGC 6240 into an "infrared luminous" active
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