Tuesday, November 23, 2010

NASA JPL Spitzer: Shrouded Star Bursts

NASA JPL Spitzer
A brilliant burst of star formation is revealed in this image combining observations from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes.

The collision of two spiral galaxies, has triggered this luminous starburst, the brightest ever seen taking place far away from the centers, or nuclei, of merging galaxies.

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/H. Inami (SSC/Caltech)

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