Arp 271 is a pair of similarly sized interacting spiral galaxies, NGC 5426 and NGC 5427, in the constellation of Virgo. It is not certain whether the galaxies are going to eventually co...
What looks like a celestial sculpture is actually a chaotic star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, where gravity, radiation, and time carve cosmic masterpieces. The “face” you see...