A collision of galaxies. An unusual shot of the Hubble Telescope

Remarkable shots from the Hubble Space Telescope, shown by ESA (European Space Agency), show two galaxies that are closely related to each other. They fused together by gravitational attraction. They are 100 million light years away from Earth. The galaxies NGC 5953 and NGC 5954 happened together to form one massive object called Arp 91. During this kind of constellation merger, the result could be destructive to one of them. Or they can merge to form a new and larger galaxy. – Arp 91 is a particularly vivid example of the galactic interaction. NGC 5954 is clearly being pulled toward NGC 5953. One spiral arm appears to extend downward, ESA reported. The shot shows the lower galaxy NGC 5953, which is similar in shape to a circle, and the upper NGC 5954, which is similar to an ellipse. Both galaxies are spiral and similar to each other. Their different appearance in the photo is the result of their …

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