The subject of this image is a group of three galaxies, collectively known as NGC 7764A.
(Sumber: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey, US Department of Energy (DOE), Fermilab (FNAL), Dark Energy Survey Camera (DECam), Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), NoirLab/ National Science Foundation/AURA, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Pengakuan: J. Schmidt)
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(NEXSTAR) – NASA shared a hypnotic photo on Friday showing three galaxies all in one photo.
The photo was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The first galaxy can be seen at the bottom right of the photo, which the European Space Agency describes as “bowling ball shaped.” Near the center of the photo, you can see the second galaxy, with its long tail extending from its center. At the top right is the third galaxy in orange.
The three galaxies have been given the less-than-appealing combined name “NGC 7764A.” They are located about 425 million light years from Earth.
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The galaxies at the top right appear to be “interacting with one another,” the European Space Agency wrote in a post describing photo.
“The long path of stars and gas stretching from them gives the impression that the two of them have just been hit at high speed, thrown into chaos by the bowling ball-shaped galaxy in the lower left of the image,” said ESA. “It’s also unclear whether the galaxy in the lower left interacts with the other two, although they are so close in space that it seems likely.”
“Interacting with each other” doesn’t mean they hit each other at high speed, the ESA said. “In reality, interactions between galaxies occur over very long periods of time, and galaxies rarely collide with one another.”
Even so, the slow interaction is indicated by the thin edges around the galaxy. That ESA muse makes the galaxy in the top right look like the USS Enterprise from Star Trek. Do you see the resemblance?
NASA broadcasts a live view of the Hubble Space Telescope whenever it hits a target. You can check it here.
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