Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 31, 2022

Exploring the Antennae

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 31, 2022 is “Exploring the Antennae,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager , Eric Benson). The original explanation runs about 155 words.

From the explanation

“Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus , two large galaxies are colliding. Stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 , very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm that lasts for hundreds of millions of years.”

— APOD editors, March 31, 2022

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 31, 2022
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Dietmar Hager , Eric Benson
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 155 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 31, 2022 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2022-march-31-exploring-the-antennae

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