Two galaxies one right one on the left. right galaxy has a blue-white triangular star forming region surrounding it.

Hubble Captures Arp 143

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image showcases the collision of galaxies NGC 2445 (right) and NGC 2444 fueled a frenzy of star birth that produced this unusual triangle of young, blue stars.

Credits: NASA, ESA, STScI, Julianne Dalcanton (Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Inst. / UWashington); Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, STScI, Julianne Dalcanton (Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Inst. / UWashington); Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
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