COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Record
Title:
Hubble Astronomer Creates Spectacular Galaxy Collision Visualization for the National Air and Space Museum
Acknowledgement:
*Credit:* F. Summers (Space Telescope Science Institute [ http://www.stsci.ed… ]), C. Mihos (Case Western Reserve University), L. Hernquist (Harvard University)
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*Description*: This image is a still frame from a standard video presentation (i.e., for television instead of a planetarium dome) of the galaxy collision scientific visualization. The two galaxies are being pulled together by their mutual gravity. Their shapes stay pretty much the same right up until they collide.
facet_when:
April 9, 2002
facet_when_year:
2002
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2002-09c
Release Date:
April 9, 2002 12:00 AM (EDT)
