Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 15:30 in Astronomy & Space

Astronomers have obtained the best view yet of a collision between two galaxies when the Universe was only half its current age. To make this observation, the team also enlisted the help of a gravitational lens, a galaxy-size magnifying glass, to reveal otherwise invisible detail.

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