The Hubble spatial telescope captured an intergalactic confrontation in the vastness of the universe under the direction of two galaxies on the point of a collision. The merger, astronomers expect to produce a burst of star formation and lead to the formation of a Starburst compact galaxy. The European Space Agency (ESA) has published the image over the weekend, calling it “Clash of Titans”.
The Pair IC 1623 Galaxy is nearly 275 million light-years of us in the Cetus constellation (the whale). The melting should produce a powerful gas stream. The galaxy, when observed in the infrared, is very bright and has a substantial amount of hot and dense gas.
The merger was observed for the first time in 2008 when Hubble looked into the system and observed that the influx of violent gas would trigger an intense Starburst activity that could reinforce its brightness beyond the ultra-light levels. Hubble used the advanced camera on board for surveys to capture optical and infrared wavelengths, which were then processed to see the final image.
The astronomers combined observations from eight filters extending over an infrared with ultraviolet wavelengths to reveal the finer details of IC 1623 and its probable collision. Scientists hope that future comments from the James Webb telescope, determined to be launched later this year, will reveal new details about the distant galaxy of the galaxy and Star training only when this happens.
The Hubble telescope, which has been a window at the immensity of the cosmos, has undergone maintenance and repair work after the computer on board has stopped working. The useful charging computer controls and coordinates scientific instruments on board the spaceship and its degradation led to the halt scientific operations, which were placed under a safe mode configuration.