
NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer found a tail behind a galaxy called IC 3418. This star-studded tail was created as the galaxy plunged into gas in a family of galaxies known as the Virgo cluster.
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PIA13192
Date Created
June 17, 2010
Center
JPL
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