Tidal dwarf galaxy (blue) and a spiral galaxy (greyscale). (IMAGE)

University of Bath

Tidal dwarf galaxy (blue) and a spiral galaxy (greyscale).

Caption

The Milky Way is an example of a spiral galaxy. (Created from images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and ALMA.)

Credit

HST, VLA, ALMA, Miguel Querejeta

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