The Mice (NGC 4676), Colliding Galaxies in the Constellation Coma Berenices

The galaxies' long tails are produced by the gravitational effect of their encounter.

Source: NGC 4676, When Mice Collide; Credit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA


P8: 33.3 x 45.5 cm. (13.1 x 17.9 in.)

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