Posts Tagged ‘collision’
Galaxy Twisted After Collision
Twisted Galaxy ESO 510-G13
About 150,000 light years away, a cosmic collision is producing a twisted galaxy with a bright smooth central core. In April of 2001, Hubble’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 was trained on a galaxy located in the southern constellation Hydra. This galaxy is known as ESO 510-G13.
Violent Galactic Collision: Stephan’s Quintet
Violent Galactic Collision
What happens when galaxies get too close to one another? Why a galactic collision of course! Stephan’s Quintet happens to be a pretty violent one.