'Killer' Galaxy Shows Scars, But Companion is Unscathed | Video

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 09:01 in Astronomy & Space

‘Rapacious’ Galaxy NGC 1316 has devoured many other galaxies during its violent history. Fossils of this mayhem can be seen in new imagery from ESO’s La Silla Observatory. In comparison, galaxy NGC 1317's spiral arms are sound.

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