Contrary to what you might think, galaxy collisions do not destroy stars. In fact, the rough-and-tumble dynamics trigger new generations of stars, and presumably accompanying planets. Now NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has homed in on 12 interacting galaxies that have long, tadpole-like tidal tails of gas, dust, and a plethora of stars. Hubble’s exquisite sharpness […]
Category:
Astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Missions, The Universe
Posted on
February 8, 2024
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
18
1
6
2
1
46
3
24
1
3
21
6
1
62
4
2
2
17
1
33
12
19
9
11
70
1
1
5
12
11
388
26
1
19
113
10
48
222
7
2
19
7
4
11
34
4
17
18
41
6
1
3
6
28
37
6
663
41
13
17
14
1
8
55
46
1
1
1
29
1
203
107
1
15
3
109
11
3
6
3
3
6
19
10
1
1
152
13
46
2
1
1
172
2
11
2
1
1
2
301
112
211
1
30
3
5
1
13
95
67
56
38
13
115
46
60
1
3
14
10
20
46
2
30
1
3
1
189
102
4
141
14
2
1
4
3
1
1
3
18
1
159
2
6
2
373
3
390
1
13
1
14
1
7
2
3
3
1
1
1
59
3
1
35
21
1
136
10
365
8
410
11
1
5
1
1
14
282
1
235
10
2
38
10
2
1
29
134
4
1
1
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge
October 3, 2026
NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia
October 2, 2026