Scientists have obtained an image of three galaxies converging. Reported by NASA.
The image was taken by the Hubble Space Observatory. In the constellation of the Shepherd, under the general name SDSSCGB 10189, it shows a triple galaxy separated by 50,000 light-years from each other. year. For comparison, the nearest large Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light-years from Earth.
The galaxies gradually merge and eventually collide to form a single large galaxy, disrupting each other’s spiral structure through gravitational interaction in the process. Astronomers hope this image will help to understand the origin of the “brightest cluster galaxies”—especially the bright and large galaxies. Most likely, they are formed during such mergers.
Formerly NASA radar delivery Image of the 500-metre near-Earth asteroid 2011 AG5.