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This image shows the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 & NGC 4039), 60 million light-years away in Corvus. These galaxies are in the process of merging, creating tidal tails and bursts of star formation from their gravitational interaction.
Photo Credit: Robert Gendler
Photo Credit: Robert Gendler
January 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This image shows the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 & NGC 4039), 60 million light-years away in Corvus. These galaxies are in the process of merging, creating tidal tails and bursts of star formation from their gravitational interaction.
Photo Credit: Robert Gendler
Photo Credit: Robert Gendler
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HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTT because I am about to be very not normal about these new JWST images!!!
These are light echos from a supernova, they look insanely cool, and I’m about to explain the science of why 🔭🧪🧵 (1/n)
📸 (for full thread): NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jacob Jencson
These are light echos from a supernova, they look insanely cool, and I’m about to explain the science of why 🔭🧪🧵 (1/n)
📸 (for full thread): NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jacob Jencson
January 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTT because I am about to be very not normal about these new JWST images!!!
These are light echos from a supernova, they look insanely cool, and I’m about to explain the science of why 🔭🧪🧵 (1/n)
📸 (for full thread): NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jacob Jencson
These are light echos from a supernova, they look insanely cool, and I’m about to explain the science of why 🔭🧪🧵 (1/n)
📸 (for full thread): NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Jacob Jencson