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NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions

Release date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 10:00:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NASA's Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions



New infrared image highlights star formation triggered by merger-in-progress

Arp 107, a pair of interacting galaxies, shines brightly in high-resolution infrared light. A collision, which occurred hundreds of millions ago, created a tenuous bridge of gas and dust that connects the two galaxies, and started a new wave of star formation that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures clearly.



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