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NASA shows off Greater Pumpkin galaxies with two giant glowing ‘eyes’ – SlashGear

NASA has shared a stunning new image of two nearby galaxies that, due to their close proximity, resemble what the space agency calls the Greater Pumpkin. Officially…

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NASA has shared a stunning new image of two nearby galaxies that, due to their close proximity, resemble what the space agency calls the Greater Pumpkin. Officially known as NGC 2292 and NGC 2293, these galaxies are home to old red stars glowing brightly above a cluster of newborn stars spread out to form a crooked ‘smile.’
The image comes from the Hubble Space Telescope, with NASA noting that the galaxies are located around 120 million light-years from the constellation Canis Major. NASA says that…

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