NGC 7714: 星系碰撞后的星爆活动
一个蓝色的螺旋星系似乎正在与一个满布尘埃的棕色星系碰撞,并且可能正在穿过这个星系。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
2024年2月7日 The Heart Shaped Antennae Galaxies Image Credit & Copyright: Kent E. Biggs Explanation: Are these two galaxies really attracted to each other? Yes, gravitationally, and the result appears as an enormous iconic heart — at least for now. Pictured is the pair of galaxies cataloged a
2023年10月24日 Arp 87: Merging Galaxies from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Harshwardhan Pathak Explanation: This dance is to the death. As these two large galaxies duel, a cosmic bridge of stars, gas, and dust currently stretches over 75,000 light-years and joins them. The bridge
2023年5月3日 Centaurus A: A Peculiar Island of Stars Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi, Angus Lau & Tommy Tse; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego) Explanation: Galaxies are fascinating. In galaxies, gravity alone holds together massive collections of stars, dust, interstellar gas, s
2021年10月4日 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: William Ostling (The Astronomy Enthusiast) Explanation: These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as the “Mice” because they have such long tails, each spiral galaxy h
2021年9月7日 NGC 520: Colliding Galaxies from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: William Ostling (The Astronomy Enthusiast) Explanation: Is this one galaxy or two? The jumble of stars, gas, and dust that is NGC 520 is now thought to incorporate the remains of two separ
2021年06月21日 The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA; Processing: Amal Biju Explanation: Why does this galaxy have such a long tail? In this stunning vista, based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies form a dramatic backdrop for disrupte
2020年10月18日 UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Domingo Pestana Explanation: What’s happening to this spiral galaxy? Although details remain uncertain, it surely has to do with an ongoing battle with its smaller gal
2019 November 20 Arp 273: Battling Galaxies from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Rudy Pohl Explanation: What’s happening to these spiral galaxies? Although details remain uncertain, there sure seems to be a titanic battle going on. The upper galaxy is labell