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Webb captures ‘unprecedented’ image of galaxies merging near supermassive black hole

Webb captures ‘unprecedented’ image of galaxies merging near supermassive black hole

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According to Johns Hopkins University, this image offers an “unprecedented opportunity to observe how billions of years ago galaxies coalesced into the modern universe.” “We think something dramatic is about to happen in these systems. The galaxy is at this perfect moment in its lifetime, about to transform and look entirely different in a few […]

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Hubble captures a galactic gem: Image of a beautiful galaxy merger

Hubble captures a galactic gem: Image of a beautiful galaxy merger

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Sometimes, in the depths of space, entire galaxies can merge and collide with each other, throwing out dust and debris that will lead to the creation of new stars. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured such an event: the CGCG 396-2 galaxy merger, which is an uncommon multi-armed galaxy merger that is 520 million light-years […]

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