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This composite image shows two interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142. NGC 2936, once a standard spiral galaxy, and NGC 2937, a smaller elliptical, bear a striking resemblance to a penguin guarding its egg. The blue streak at the top of the image is an unrelated background galaxy, UGC 5130. Image credit: NASA-ESA / STScI / AURA / JPL-Caltech.

Astronomers Spot Cosmic Penguin and Egg

Feb 8, 2018 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have produced this vivid image of a distant pair of interacting...