Cosmos Forecast

When Galaxies Collide
Galaxies don't normally look like this. That's because this image of NGC 3256 shows two galaxies that are slowly colliding. Quite possibly, in hundreds of millions of years, only one galaxy will remain.

Today, however, NGC 3256 shows intricate filaments of dark dust, unusual tidal tails of stars and a peculiar center that contains two distinct nuclei. Although it is likely that no stars in the two galaxies will directly collide, the gas, dust, and ambient magnetic fields do interact directly. NGC 3256, part of the vast Hydra-Centaurus supercluster of galaxies.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage (STScI / AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration, & A. Evans (UVa, NRAO, SUNYSB)

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銀河が衝突すると・・・

ふたつの銀河がゆっくりと衝突すると、、、

長い時間をかけて、ひとつの銀河に生まれ変わる・・・

ふたつの銀河の中で、スター同士は衝突しない。ガスやチリや全体に広がる磁場が相互反応するのだ・・・

透視(Perspective):

Starには、黒いStar、黄色のStar、白いStarなどがあるのかも？

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