Collisions

Originally from the Daily Irrelevant, reBlogged by bev on September 24, 2004

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slow download, but worth it

If you think Earth is a mess, consider the turmoil in the constellation Hydra, where astronomers have spotted two monster galactic clusters slamming together in one of the biggest collisions ever recorded . . . this particular violent merger . . . could help scientists learn more about how galaxies and everything in them developed in the early universe.

When one's life seems to be a series of collisions, it is helpful to have some perspective.

Comments

[Cathy]

That was great!! Well worth the five minutes it took to download ;)

[SB]

Thanks for the heads-up, Cathy. I've replaced the picture with a small gif and a link to the movie; this way folks can still see the movie, but the page will load more quickly.