"New Hubble images have provided a dramatic glimpse of a large massive galaxy under assembly as smaller galaxies merge.

The new Hubble image is the best demonstration so far that large massive galaxies are built up by merging smaller ones." The image reaches much deeper than previous ones and shows the merging process in unprecedented detail. Galaxies can be seen as they are sucked into the Spiderweb at speeds of several hundred kilometres per second, from distances of more than a hundred thousand light-years around it.

The Spiderweb Galaxy is located in the southern constellation of Hydra (the water snake) and is one of the most massive galaxies known."

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Just consider the massive gravitational forces at work as these galaxies merges....mind numbing.

The Hubble Space Telescope continues to deliver priceless visible light images - additional images available at the official Hubble site.

Enjoy, Vince