Hubble telescope sees haunting galactic dance of 2 galaxies linked by the corpse of a cannibalized neighbor

Two galaxies are intertwined in a turbulent gravitational dance in a stunning new view from the Hubble Space Telescope. The pair includes the large spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. The galaxies, collectively known as Arp 94, reside relatively close to Earth, between 50 million and 60 million light-years away, near the constellation Leo.

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