Dwarf Galaxies Swimming in Tidal Tails

NASA's image library records Dwarf Galaxies Swimming in Tidal Tails.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This false-color infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows little dwarf galaxies forming in the tails of two larger galaxies that are colliding together.

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A CLOSER LOOK

This false-color infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows little dwarf galaxies forming in the tails of two larger galaxies that are colliding together.

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