Two galaxies perform an intricate dance in this new Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxies, containing a vast number of stars, swing past each other in a graceful performance choreographed by ...
The pair, known collectively as Arp 87, is one of hundreds of interacting and merging galaxies known in our nearby universe. Astronomer Halton Arp originally cataloged Arp 87 in the 1960s. Arp’s Atlas ...
A pair of galaxies, known collectively as Arp 87, is one of hundreds of interacting and merging galaxies known in our nearby Universe. Arp 87 was originally discovered and catalogued by astronomer ...
Arp 87 is a stunning pair of interacting galaxies. Stars, gas and dust flow from the large spiral galaxy, NGC 3808, forming an enveloping arm around its companion. The shapes of both galaxies have ...
Holy Haleakala! Click on it for access to a much, much more beautiful version. This small one does it no justice at all. This newly released Hubble image shows the intertwined pair called Arp 87, two ...