Hubble highlights two galaxies that are losing it
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 08:42
in Astronomy & Space
Newly released images, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope before the recent Servicing Mission, highlight the ongoing drama in two galaxies in the Virgo Cluster affected by a process known as ‘ram pressure stripping’, which can result in peculiar-looking galaxies.
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