The Antennae Galaxies Draw Closer to Us

The Antennae Galaxy is one of the closest and most studied galaxy mergers in the universe. It consists of two gravitationally interacting galaxies dubbed NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 that collided with one another a couple of hundred million years into the past. New observations made by researchers ... [ read more >> ]

Image of the Antennae Galaxy

Image comment: Image of the Antennae Galaxy
Image credits: NASA, ESA & Ivo Saviane

Image of the Antennae Galaxy