by The Gemini South telescope captured the chaotic aftermath of a billion-year-old collision between two spiral galaxies — and their super-close supermassive black holes.
What it is: NGC 7727, the tangled aftermath of two spiral galaxies colliding.
When it was taken: Oct. 25, 2023.
Where it is: Between 73 million and 90 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
The image not only shows the ultimate fate of our Milky Way galaxy but also hides the closest pair of supermassive black holes to Earth ever recorded.
The image, which was captured by the International Gemini Observatory and is also available as a zoomable version, shows bands of interstellar dust and gas.
It's the messy aftermath of two spiral galaxies colliding about a billion years ago.
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What it is: NGC 7727, the tangled aftermath of two spiral galaxies colliding.
When it was taken: Oct. 25, 2023.
Where it is: Between 73 million and 90 million light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
The image not only shows the ultimate fate of our Milky Way galaxy but also hides the closest pair of supermassive black holes to Earth ever recorded.
The image, which was captured by the International Gemini Observatory and is also available as a zoomable version, shows bands of interstellar dust and gas.
It's the messy aftermath of two spiral galaxies colliding about a billion years ago.
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