WISE Beholds a Pair of Dancing Galaxies
This image from NASA Wide-Field Infrared Explorer features two stunning galaxies engaged in an intergalactic dance. The galaxies, Messier 81 and Messier 82, swept by each other a few hundred million years ago.
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NASA ID
PIA13454
Date Created
January 13, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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