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Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:26 -0400

christinetheastrophysicist: Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:14:36 -0400

christinetheastrophysicist:

Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions

When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. This Hubble picture registers several, but the galaxy catalogued as 2MASX J05210136-2521450 stands out at a glance due to its interesting shape.

This object is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy which emits a tremendous amount of light at infrared wavelengths. Scientists connect this to intense star formation activity, triggered by a collision between two interacting galaxies.

The merging process has left its signs: 2MASX J05210136-2521450 presents a single, bright nucleus and a spectacular outer structure that consists of a one-sided extension of the inner arms, with a tidal tail heading in the opposite direction, formed from material ripped out from the merging galaxies by gravitational forces.

The image is a combination of exposures taken by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, using near-infrared and visible light.

galaxie s kiss too

elevends: puzzle piece imprints all over my body

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:01:15 -0400

elevends:

puzzle piece imprints all over my body

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Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:48 -0400

i wish i was a dog so i could chew on all your bones

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:57 -0400

i wish i was a dog so i could chew on all your bones

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Wed, 15 May 2013 06:04:17 -0400

i woke up cold and couldn’t find warm enough bottoms, so i took one of his sweaters from a...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:10:08 -0400

i woke up cold and couldn’t find warm enough bottoms, so i took one of his sweaters from a drawer and put my legs all the way through the arm holes and went back to bed

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Sun, 12 May 2013 23:11:59 -0400

you are so pretty its not fair ;;;-;;;

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:27:28 -0400

with 6 eyes c an you see many tiny worlds

people aren’t interested in you they’re just waiting to pluck out your eyelashes and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:23:43 -0400

people aren’t interested in you they’re just waiting to pluck out your eyelashes and glue them into their water lines

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Fri, 10 May 2013 21:19:40 -0400

imagine you have been gradually pouring yourself through smaller and smaller strainers every time...

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:03:26 -0400

imagine you have been gradually pouring yourself through smaller and smaller strainers every time before saying a word for nearly two decades and one day you realize the only pieces of you left are the size of strawberry seeds

the results of a plant and robin mating

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:37:57 -0400

the results of a plant and robin mating

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Thu, 09 May 2013 23:15:34 -0400

i just read all 68 pages of your blog on a foggy morning.

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:04:07 -0400

! as dangerous as falling asleep with bubble gum in your mouth

an inventory of the parts of me that degenerate when they’re conscious of being looked at

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:42:29 -0400

an inventory of the parts of me that degenerate when they’re conscious of being looked at

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Wed, 08 May 2013 23:34:55 -0400