This oddly-shaped galactic spectacle is bursting with brand new stars. The pink fireworks in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope are regions of intense star formation, triggered by a cosmic-scale collision. The huge galaxy in this image, NGC 4490, has a smaller galaxy in its gravitational grip and is feeling the strain.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1716/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
28 September 2017
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26 September 2017: The 22nd issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is out now!
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