Two galaxies collide in NASA’s majestic Hubble image – Mashable

NASA calls NGC 1614 a “peculiar galaxy.”
The brilliant cosmic object is the result of two merging galaxies. There are a number of wild things happening in this Hubble image, posted on Friday by NASA.

• To the right upper right is a “tidal tail,” which forms when stars and gas are “stripped” from the outside arms of galaxies during a merger, according to Cosmos.
• There’s a “burst” of radiant star formation in the center of the merger, notes NASA, as gases from the smaller galaxy …

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