Hubble images a pair of galaxies caught in the process of merging

CAT January 14, 2024 1 min read

Georgina Torbet

The two galaxies shown in the image, NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642, are so close that they are interacting and have a shared name as a pair, Arp 122.

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