Скачать или смотреть When Galaxies Stare Back: The Cosmic Mask 🌌👁️

The abyss is looking back. 🌌✨🎭👁️
Last Halloween, the universe decided to put on a mask. These two spiral galaxies, IC 2163 and NGC 2207, passed each other millions of years ago, and the resulting gravitational dance created this haunting, "blood-shot" stare.

A Multi-Spectrum Masterpiece:
This isn't just one photo. It’s a combination of the James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared vision (capturing the warm dust) and Hubble’s ultraviolet and visible light (showing the bright star clusters). On the left, IC 2163 is ducking just behind its larger neighbor, NGC 2207, on the right.

The Galactic Grazing:
As they slide past each other, their spiral arms are being pulled and distorted into these dramatic, fiery shapes. Eventually, over billions of years, these two "eyes" will merge into one single, massive galaxy, but for now, they remain unblinking observers in the deep dark.
Nature's most beautiful mask is made of billions of stars. 🔭💎

✨ Does this image feel like a beautiful dance or a terrifying stare-down to you? Tag a friend who loves the darker side of space! 👇

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