An evocative new image captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies--NGC 4568 and NGC 4567--as they begin to clash and merge. These galaxies are entangled by their mutual gravitational field and will eventually combine to form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years. Also visible in the image is the glowing remains of a supernova that was detected in 2020.
An evocative new image captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai'i reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies--NGC 4568 and NGC 4567--as they begin to clash and merge. These galaxies are entangled by their mutual gravitational field and will eventually combine to form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years. Also visible in the image is the glowing remains of a supernova that was detected in 2020.
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