Rare View of Ancient Galaxy Crash Revealed
Astronomers have caught two big ancient galaxies in the act of colliding, shedding new light on the role such megamergers played in galactic evolution during the universe’s youth.
The colossal smashup will eventually produce one giant elliptical galaxy, researchers said, suggesting that most such behemoths formed rapidly in this manner long ago, rather than growing slowly over time by gobbling up a series of relatively small galaxies.
How uncomfortably humans deal with silence.
I smell a fucking challenge
Lets do it Jesse
(via nickdali)
