NGC 520 is the result of two two colliding galaxies, possibly spirals, seen edge on. This is a process that started 300 million years ago that is still a place of massive star birth and chaotic radio emissions. Hubble Telescope pictures show atypical features generated by gravitational interactions of both galaxies, which resulted in notable …
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Antennae Galaxies effect of NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 collision
The Antennae Galaxies are two galaxies in collision, these two items, along with five other parts of the galaxy NGC 4038, are known by the nickname “Antennae Galaxies” because of two long filaments of stars and dust, which originates from central part of both and head in opposite directions, having crossed. The two galaxies started …