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The galactic pair NGC 3314 might look like they’re colliding, but in reality, they’re tens of millions of light-years apart and moving in different directions. It’s just our perspective that makes them appear aligned in this Hubble image! Image credits: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and W. Keel (University of Alabama) #thespaceport #spaceexploration #hubblespacetelescope #NASA #ESA #learn #Galaxies #galaxy #Cosmos #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Universe #space #stars #star #science #pic #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #picture #photo #photooftheday #insta #instagram #milkyway #instalike #instaspace #astro #instafollow #nebula
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Photo The Space Port - A rose in bloom? 🌹 5,000 light-years away, the enchanting Rosette Nebula houses hundreds of young stars (in red). The stars, formed 4 million years ago, emit ultraviolet light that makes the…
Photo The Space Port - Cosmic Waves! 🌊 What at first sight may appear to be a cosmic current with turquoise-tinted streams and nebulous strands reaching through the stars is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The brightly…
Photo The Space Port - This striking pair is an elliptical galaxy called NGC 541 and an unusual star-forming, irregular dwarf galaxy known as Minkowski’s Object (the bluish object to the lower left of NGC 541). Elliptical…

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