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Tue, 29th December – More goodbyes and the end of the trip to Germany. If any proof was needed that I still haven’t unwound from work: What caught my attention in Frankfurt Airport was Omega’s nod to the Apollo programme. #omega #speedmaster #apollo #apolloprogram #apolloprogramme #apollo11 #apollo13 #buzzaldrin #maraikan #frankfurtairport #moonwalk #spacerace #nasa by mindwerk

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Two become one in this Hubble Space Telescope view showing galaxy NGC 6052, located around 230 million light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. It would be reasonable to think of this as a single abnormal galaxy, and it was originally classified as such. However, it is in fact a “new” galaxy in the process of forming. Two separate galaxies have been gradually drawn together, attracted by gravity, and have collided. We now see them merging into a single structure.

As the merging process continues, individual stars are thrown out of their original orbits and placed onto entirely new paths, some very distant from the region of the collision itself. Since the stars produce the light we see, the “galaxy” now appears to have a highly chaotic shape. Eventually, this new galaxy will settle down into a stable shape, which may not resemble either of the two original galaxies.

Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
#nasa #space #astronomy #universe #galaxy #science #hubble by aboutnasa

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The Fox Fur Nebula 🌟
This interstellar canine is formed of cosmic dust and gas interacting with energetic light and wind from the hot young stars.The shape, visual, texture and the color, combine to give the region the popular name Fox Fur Nebula. The characteristic blue glow on the left is dust reflecting light from the bright star S Mon, the brightest star just below the featured image. Textured red and black areas are a combination of a cosmic dust and a reddish emission from ionized hydrogen gas. S Mon is a part of young open cluster of stars, NGC 2264 , located about 2500 light years away towards the constellation of the Unicorn
Image Credits : John Vermette
Last post of the year, goodbye 2015, thanks for all the blessings u showered on me ♥

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