Astronomers Discover Cosmic ‘Angel Wings’ Caused by Collision of 2 Galaxies in Leo Constellation

Astronomers Discover Cosmic ‘Angel Wings’ Caused by Collision of 2 Galaxies in Leo Constellation
This image was cropped. ESA/Hubble and NASA, W. Keel. Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt/CC BY 4.0
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Out of a vast galactic menagerie of space images, a pair of celestial “angel wings” was discovered by researchers—the stunning spectacle, composed of trails of stars and dust, formed as a result of two galaxies colliding.

The picture, taken by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope, shows a nearly symmetrical object in the VV689 system, in the constellation Leo, which is actually the product of two distinct galaxies in the process of merging.

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