Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Triggering a Wave of Star Formation.

Arp 147 contains a spiral galaxy (right) that collided with an elliptical galaxy (left), triggering a wave of star formation. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/S.Rappaport et al, Optical: NASA/STScI   

See:Triggering a Wave of Star Formation.

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