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A 'wallpaper' of distant galaxies is a stunning backdrop for a runaway galaxy
A 'wallpaper' of distant galaxies is a stunning backdrop for a runaway galaxy
Hubble's newest camera takes a deep look at two merging galaxies
Hubble's newest camera takes a deep look at two merging galaxies

Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), the newest camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has captured a spectacular pair of galaxies engaged in a celestial dance of cat and mouse or, in this case, mouse and mouse.The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), the newest camera on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, has captured a spectacular pair of galaxies engaged in a celestial dance of cat and mouse or, in this case, mouse and mouse.

Located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, the colliding galaxies have been nicknamed "The Mice" because of the long tails of stars and gas emanating from each galaxy. Otherwise known as NGC 4676, the pair will eventually merge into a single giant galaxy.


Credit: NASA, Holland Ford (JHU), the ACS Science Team and ESA



Original image at the Hubble Website

Hubble's newest camera images ghostly star-forming pillar of gas and dust
Hubble's newest camera images ghostly star-forming pillar of gas and dust

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