Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Antennae Galaxies in Collision



Located in the Constellation Corvus, The Crow, are two galaxies colliding. When two galaxies collide, their central stars seldom take part in the destruction. The reason behind this is that galaxies are comprised of a vast amount of space, mostly containing gas and dust. The churning up of the gases between the two galaxies will inevitably spark the birth of millions of stars. 

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