Picture Of The Day - Trio of Galaxies Mix It Up

(NASA) – A small spiral galaxy is caught between two elliptical galaxies, in a cluster called the Hickson Compact Group 90. As the elliptical galaxies continue to stretch, they will eventually swallow the smaller galaxy.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA and R. Sharples (University of Durham)

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