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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured stunning images of colliding galaxies UGC 05028 and UGC 05029, known as Arp 300, revealing their cosmic dance and potential for new star formation. The galaxies' merger processes and gravitational interactions are providing valuable insights into galactic evolution and the formation of supermassive black holes, shedding light on the dynamics that drive cosmic evolution.
The collision of two galaxies, nicknamed the "Taffy Galaxies," some 180 million light-years away from Earth has been captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii. The image shows the galaxies recovering from their head-on smash and drawing away from each other, creating a warm taffy being pulled apart effect. Collisions of galaxies such as this drive the evolution of the universe, both triggering star formation and halting it. While star formation continues in the wings of this vast cosmic butterfly, which are made up of the two Taffy galaxies, the story is different in the red-hued body and tail of the butterfly.