A powerful space telescope orbiting Earth has spied on Playboy Wet And Wild 2 (1990)two galaxies in the midst of a cosmic close call 500 million light-years away.
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted two galaxies -- collectively called IRAS 06076-2139 -- speeding past one another at about 1.2 million miles per hour, according to NASA.
SEE ALSO: Countless galaxies billions of light-years away shine in new Hubble photoThe two galaxies are moving so fast that they likely won't merge, but the two objects are so huge that they will distort each other as they pass about 20,000 light-years from one another.
The immense gravity of the two objects will be able to influence the structure of the galaxies as they pass, changing the positions of stars and gas within them.
Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable "Such galactic interactions are a common sight for Hubble, and have long been a field of study for astronomers," NASA said in a statement.
The Milky Way is actually on its way to a galactic collision itself with the Andromeda Galaxy.
At some point in about 4.5 billion years the two galaxies will merge into one. That may sound slightly (or more-than-slightly) terrifying, but in reality, it shouldn't be too much cause for personal concern.
"While galaxies are populated by billions of stars, the distances between individual stars are so large that hardly any stellar collisions will occur," NASA said of the Andromeda/Milky Way merger.
Scientists working with the Hubble just celebrated the space telescope's 27th year in space, and the intrepid eye on the sky is still going strong.
NASA has previously said that the telescope should be able to continue working in orbit through at least 2020, two years after the James Webb Space Telescope -- Hubble's successor -- is expected to get to space.
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
Report: Match Group dating apps conceal assault cases
Picturing Our National Parks
XREAL just announced 2 new AR glasses: How to preorder the XREAL Air 2 and XREAL Air 2 Pro
'Roblox' players are joining digital pro
Best smart scale deal: Get 15% off an Etekcity scale at Amazon
Nvidia's Digits is a tiny AI supercomputer for your desk
With all eyes on Nvidia's new graphics cards (and for good reason - these things are pretty powerful
...[Details]
Apple reveals Apple Watch Ultra for outdoors enthusiasts at 2022 September event
The Apple Watch just leveled up.At its big iPhone 14 launch event on Wednesday, Sept. 7, Apple showe
...[Details]
Apple announces Oct. 30 Mac event called 'Scary Fast'
Apple has officially announced its October event focused on the Mac. The event — which the tec
...[Details]
Flooded PenthouseBy Margaux Ogden & Hunter BraithwaiteSeptember 21, 2016Arts & CultureThe be
...[Details]
Best IPL deal: Save $80 on Braun IPL Silk·Expert
SAVE $80: As of Jan. 10, the Braun IPL Silk·Expert is on sale for $349.94 at Amazon. That's a
...[Details]
A new tool could protect artists by sabotaging AI image generators
Artists may soon have a new weapon helping to protect their work from becoming machine learning fodd
...[Details]
Time Speeds Up: Paintings by Amy Bennett
Time Speeds UpBy Dan PiepenbringSeptember 12, 2016LookAmy Bennett’s exhibition “Time Speeds Up” is s
...[Details]
An Abridged History of London’s Tower Menagerie
Rare Beasts, Birds, and the CalabooseBy Laura BannisterSeptember 22, 2016On HistoryA brief history o
...[Details]
Best free gift card deal: Get $10 Best Buy gift card with $100 Apple gift card
FREE GIFT CARD:As of Feb. 4, Best Buy is offering a free $10 gift card with the purchase of a $100 A
...[Details]
The Quotable David Salle: Selections from ‘How to See’
The Quotable David SalleBy Lorin SteinSeptember 19, 2016Arts & CultureDana Schutz, Frank as a Pr
...[Details]
Best Dyson deal: Save over $100 on Dyson V11 Origin cordless vacuum
Living with Volcanoes in the Caribbean Islands
接受PR>=1、BR>=1，流量相当，内容相关类链接。