NASA shared a captivating post on Instagram showcasing a “galactic romance.” The space agency captured the space collision in a series of images. This post will probably leave you in awe.
“Captivated by the romance of galaxies. Cosmic collisions occur when galaxies come very close to each other and are pulled together by their mutual gravity. These interactions occur over millions of years, but we The Hubble Space Telescope has helped observe the ongoing merger of these galaxies,” NASA writes.
In explaining the image, the space agency added: “A collection of images of colliding galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope. Some galaxies appear distorted from their original shape, looking like clouds of gas or dust. Spiral arms are pulled away from spiral galaxies. , some galaxies have formed cosmic streamers. Blue, pink hues. And white predominates the galaxies. Against the background of the cosmic darkness, smaller galaxies and stars are visible.”
Check out these amazing images.
The share, posted on Instagram almost 16 hours ago, has garnered nearly 720,000 likes. We also collected some comments from people.
What are Instagram users saying about this post?
“It's like Valentine's Day. The universe gives us so many emotions,” an Instagram user wrote. “Perfect for Valentine's Day, which is just around the corner,” another shared. “Awesome! These photos really evoke a wonderful romance!” a third chimed in. “Wow, so cool,” a fourth wrote.
What do you think about this post by NASA? Were you surprised by the image?
