A riot of colour and light dances through this peculiarly shaped galaxy, NGC 5256. Its smoke-like plumes are flung out in all directions and the bright core illuminates the chaotic regions of gas and dust swirling through the galaxy’s centre. Its odd structure is due to the fact that this is not one galaxy, but two — in the process of a galactic collision.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1720/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
14 December 2017
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