
A big galaxy is stealing gas right off the back of its smaller companion in this new image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The stolen gas is hot, but it might eventually cool down to make new stars and planets.
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NASA ID
PIA10087
Date Created
October 22, 2007
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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