📷: Greg Meyer from Phoenix, Arizona The Antenna Galaxies (NGC 4038/9; at left) in Corvus are one of the most famous examples of interacting galaxies. As the two galaxies merge, gravitational tidal forces have flung their stars out into long tails. At right are the galaxy NGC 4027 and its smaller companion NGC 4027A. TheContinue reading "A galactic collision"

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