... Cartwheel of Fortune . ... Credit: Kirk Borne ( STScI ), NASA Explanation: By chance, a collision of two galaxies has created a surprisingly recognizable shape on a cosmic scale - "The Cartwheel Galaxy" . ... In this case the large galaxy may have originally been a spiral, not unlike our own Milky Way, transformed into the wheel shape by the collision. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Публикации с ключевыми словами: взаимодействующие галактики - звездообразование - массивные звезды . ...