Located in Corvus, a crow shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere. Galaxies colliding usually do not cause the collision of their component stars; in fact, the probability of star collisions is almost zero; during the milion-year collision between galaxies, however, the gravitational forces of one galaxy can rip apart the other. The colors in this image come from the collision of millions of tiny dust particles withion the galaxies.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Located in Corvus, a crow shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere. Galaxies colliding usually do not cause the collision of their component stars; in fact, the probability of star collisions is almost zero; during the milion-year collision between galaxies, however, the gravitational forces of one galaxy can rip apart the other. The colors in this image come from the collision of millions of tiny dust particles withion the galaxies.
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