Spitzer Spies Monster Galaxy Pileup

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One of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four yellow blobs in the middle are large galaxies that have begun to tangle and ultimately merge into a single gargantuan galaxy. Image credit: NASAJ ...
One of the biggest galaxy collisions ever observed is taking place at the center of this image. The four yellow blobs in the middle are large galaxies that have begun to tangle and ultimately merge into a single gargantuan galaxy. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CXO/WIYN/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

Four galaxies are slamming into each other and kicking up billions of stars in one of the largest cosmic smash-ups ever observed.


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