Galactic Mergers (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)

Galactic Mergers

Caption

A simulation of a collision between the young Milky Way and a smaller galaxy.

Credit

Dr Tobias Buck (AIP/MPIA/NYU)

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License

CC BY-NC

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