These Merging Galaxies Look Like Massive Wings, And NASA Has A Photo
Faraway from Earth is a pair of galaxies that look like a set of beautiful wings — and NASA's Hubble telescope just captured the amazing sight for everyone to see. Calling outer space weird and mysterious would be the understatement of the century. For all the oddities found on Earth, the depths of the cosmos are all the more fascinating. From massive space nebulae, oddly-shaped planets, and powerful black holes, it's a treasure trove of neverending discoveries.
At the forefront of so many of those discoveries is Hubble. Despite having launched well over 30 years ago, Hubble remains one of the most powerful tools for exploring the wonders that the universe offers. Hubble's provided impeccable looks as beautiful spiral galaxies, baby stars, distant exoplanets, nebulae, black holes — you name it. If there's something in space that's caught astronomers' eyes, chances are Hubble has seen it.
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Some of Hubble's most entertaining discoveries are ones of oddly-shaped galaxies. Hubble has found galaxies that look like snakes, rings, eyeballs, and even the USS Enterprise. Adding to that list, NASA has now shared a Hubble photo of a pair of 'galactic wings.' As you can see in the picture above, the object undeniably looks like a pair of wings. The wings connect in the center, fan out towards the top and bottom, and have a level of symmetry that looks so good you'd swear it's fake. But these wings aren't fake. Instead, they're another reminder of the odd shapes and sizes different galaxies come in.
While this certainly looks like a galactic pair of wings, it's actually two galaxies colliding with each other. NASA found the two galaxies in the VV-686 system. Colliding
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