A Shocking Surprise in Stephan Quintet

NASA's image library records A Shocking Surprise in Stephan Quintet.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

The false-color composite image of the Stephan’s Quintet galaxy cluster is made up of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and a ground-based telescope in Spain.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The false-color composite image of the Stephan’s Quintet galaxy cluster is made up of data from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and a ground-based telescope in Spain.

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NASA Image and Video LibraryA Shocking Surprise in Stephan Quintet

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