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Hubble Studies Different Stages in the Collision Between Galaxies (Visualization)

Hubble Studies Different Stages in the Collision Between Galaxies (Visualization)


Apr 24, 2008

An image of a galaxy collision captures only one stage of billion-year-long collision process. This visualization of a galaxy collision supercomputer simulation shows the entire collision sequence, and compares the ... more
Poster of 59 Colliding Galaxies (Animation)

Poster of 59 Colliding Galaxies (Animation)


Apr 24, 2008

A poster depicting 59 sets of colliding galaxies is being released in honor of the 18th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. This video gives a closer look at each of those images.
Super Star Clusters in the Antennae Galaxies

Super Star Clusters in the Antennae Galaxies


Oct 16, 2006

Zooming through the nighttime sky into the constellation Corvus the crow, deeper into the Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys image of the Antennae galaxies. The "stellar fireworks" contain brilliant young clusters of ... more
Hubble Captures Galaxy in the Making

Hubble Captures Galaxy in the Making


Oct 12, 2006

A slow, graceful zoom moving deeper into the nighttime sky descends on an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. Nicknamed the "Spiderweb Galaxy," MRC 1138-262 shows dozens of ... more
Pan on the Whirlpool Galaxy

Pan on the Whirlpool Galaxy


Apr 25, 2005

A pan of the Whirlpool Galaxy that reveals the fine details captured by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys across the spiral arms, dust lanes, and galaxy companion.
Zoom Out on the Whirlpool Galaxy

Zoom Out on the Whirlpool Galaxy


Apr 25, 2005

A zoom pulling out from the center of the Whirlpool Galaxy revealing the fine details captured by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys across the spiral arms, dust lanes and galaxy companion.
Zoom Animation of AM 0644-741

Zoom Animation of AM 0644-741


Apr 22, 2004

Zoom from a Digitized Sky Survey color image of the field around the ring galaxy AM 0644-741 and dissolve into the Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys image. A pan along the star-forming regions of the bright ring is also ... more
"The Mice"; A Computer Simulation of Colliding Galaxies

"The Mice"; A Computer Simulation of Colliding Galaxies


Apr 30, 2002

Simulation of the formation of the galaxy known as "The Mice." The simulation depicts the merger of two spiral galaxies, pausing and rotating at the stage resembling the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys ... more
"The Mice" Movie 1 (NGC 4676)

"The Mice" Movie 1 (NGC 4676)


Apr 30, 2002

Camera move on ACS image of "The Mice."
"The Mice" Movie 2 (NGC 4676)

"The Mice" Movie 2 (NGC 4676)


Apr 30, 2002

Camera move on ACS image of "The Mice."