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  • The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble

    05/10/2020 8:58:35 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 27 replies
    NASA ^ | 10 May, 2020 | NASA/Hubble
    NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) photo for today. What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy -- spinning, creating stars -- and minding its own business. But then it got too close to the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 below and took a dive. Dubbed the Porpoise Galaxy for its iconic shape, NGC 2936 is not only being deflected but also being distorted by the close gravitational interaction. A burst of young blue stars forms the nose...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble

    06/24/2013 8:58:11 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 20 replies
    NASA ^ | June 24, 2013 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy -- spinning, creating stars -- and minding its own business. But then it got too close to the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 below and took a dive. Dubbed the Porpoise Galaxy for its iconic shape, NGC 2936 is not only being deflected but also being distorted by the close gravitational interaction. A burst of young blue stars forms the nose of the porpoise toward the left of the upper...