Galaxy Collision Creates "Space Triangle" in New Hubble Image

  • Released Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled an unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in a new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

The interacting galaxy duo is collectively called Arp 143. The pair contains the glittery, distorted, star-forming spiral galaxy NGC 2445 at right, along with its less flashy companion, NGC 2444 at left.

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“Enticing Occultism 2” by Joel Goodman [ ASCAP ] via Medley Lane Music [ ASCAP ] and Universal Production Music.

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This page was originally published on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 11:44 AM EDT.

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