Hubble views a bizarre cosmic quartet
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a gathering of four cosmic companions. This quartet forms part of a group of galaxies known as the Hickson Compact Group 16, or HCG 16—a galaxy group bursting with dramatic star formation, tidal tails, galactic mergers and black holes.