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ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Hubble tells a tale of galactic collisions

Posted: 12 May 2013 11:53 AM PDT

When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. A new Hubble picture registers several, but the galaxy catalogued as 2MASX J05210136-2521450 stands out at a glance due to its interesting shape.

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