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Interacting galaxy

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Big groups of stars can meet.

Galaxies Gone Wild!.jpg
Galaxies Gone Wild!.jpg
They pull on each other. This can change their shape. Sometimes they even join to become one. It is a big dance in space. Can you imagine that?
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Galaxy Collision Animation- James Webb Space Telescope Science.webm

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Merging galaxies in the distant Universe...
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Hubble Views a Cosmic Interaction -...
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