The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster’s gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years. Read more on: www.spacetelescope.org
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Hubblecast 01: The Comet Galaxy
December 11th, 2009Galaxy M87 with Black Hole Jet Live
November 23rd, 2009This is a live video of elliptical galaxy M87 in Virgo. The streak at the bottom is believed to be a jet emitted by a giant black hole in the galaxy’s center. Taken April 2007 with Mallicam Hyper video camera through an Obsession 18 inch telescope, New Ringgold PA … astronomy galaxy
