Hubble Identifies Source of Ultraviolet Light in an Old Nebula |
A Grazing Encounter Between two Spiral Galaxies In the direction of the constellation Canis Major, two spiral galaxies pass by each other like majestic ships in the night. The near-collision has been caught in images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and its Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI) Original image at the Hubble Website |
The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Sibling Rivalry |