NASA Hubble Shares Beautiful Image Of Two Interacting Galaxies In NGC 6745! – Mashable India

Posted: July 29, 2021 at 8:49 pm

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently shared an image of a birds eye view of two interacting galaxies in NGC 6745. The image has been shared on NASA Hubbles official Instagram account and has gathered over 70,000 likes 100 comments.

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The caption for the image states, The aftermath of an intergalactic collision This #HubbleClassic features a birds eye view of two interacting galaxies in NGC 6745. Gas and dust clouds collide, triggering star formation under high velocities and pressure. NGC 6745 is located around 200 million light-years away and is spread about 80,000 light-years across.

Resembling the shape of a birds head, this cosmic display showcases the aftermath of a damaging collision between two galaxies, with hot, blue stars indicating stellar formation. Check out this stunning image:

NASA Hubble is regularly sharing new images of our universe on Instagram. So, if youre a space nerd, you should keep tabs on the Hubble Instagram page. Space also recently shared an image and intricate Nebula NGC 5189! It has been shared by NASAs official Hubble Space Telescope Instagram page where it has received more than 90,000 views and over 100 comments. People have reacted to the video with comments like this is amazing, wow, and so beautiful among others.

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NASA recently also shared an image of a star cluster in this #HubbleFriday image known by many names: Dun 538, H 3688, and Pismis 25. NGC 6380 is a globular cluster, which is a spherical group of stars bound together by gravity. Globular clusters often contain some of the oldest stars in their galaxies!

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