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Planet Collision
Astronomers from the University of Warwick and Leiden Observatory have observed an
even which they believe is the first of its kind detected - the aftermath of a
collision between two planets. The collision caused the two bodies to merge into a
giant...
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... on, debris, impact, Leiden Observatory, merger,
planets, press release, rocky, s ...
Andromeda Collision - V2
An artist's impression of the Milky Way galaxy colliding with Andromeda. Our galaxy,
the Milky Way, is moving towards the Andromeda galaxy. Astronomers predict that in
about 4 billion years, the two galaxies will collide and begin to merge. The Solar...
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... ure, galaxy, galaxy evolution, gravity, merger,
merging, milky way, nebulae, per ...
Quasar Merger
From a NOIRLab press release, for which this image was commissioned. The scene
depicts quasars that are poised to merge, after their respective host galaxies have
collided. ...
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accretion, active, Adobe Photoshop, AGN, astronomy, astrophysics, beam, black ho...
Gravity Waves From Black Hole Merger
Illustration of two black holes orbiting each other in a combined accretion disc.
Eventually the black holes will merge, an event that will produce gravitational
waves. Gravitational waves are a prediction of Einstein's theory of general
relativity. ...
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accretion, Adobe Photoshop, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, binary black...