This weeks image shows a galaxy, called ESO 137-001, zooming - TopicsExpress



          

This weeks image shows a galaxy, called ESO 137-001, zooming through a cluster of galaxies in the constellation of Norma. The image combines optical light from the Hubble Space Telescope and X-ray light (shown in blue) from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The galaxy is leaving a wake of X-ray-emitting gas and losing some of its own interstellar medium. Click through to read more. Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UAH/M.Sun et al; Optical: NASA, ESA, & the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/objects/heapow/archive/normal_galaxies/eso137_chandra2.html
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 17:08:11 +0000

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