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Galactic Collision Simulation
Animation depicts the wrenching processes unleashed when two galaxies collide. This animation is a rendering of a data simulation that astronomers use to study interacting and colliding galaxies.
- Release DateJuly 19, 2001
- Science ReleaseStar Clusters Born in the Wreckage of Cosmic Collisions
- CreditSimulation: Chris Mihos (Case Western) and Lars Hernquist (Harvard); Visualization: Frank Summers (STScI)
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Mar 28, 2025
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