Distant Galaxy Cluster around 3C324
Depicts: 3C324
Copyright: Mark Dickinson (STScI) and NASA
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Some of the objects in this compact tangled group resemble today's spiral galaxies. However, they have irregular shapes and appear disrupted and asymmetric. This might be due to a high frequency of galaxy collisions and close encounters in the early universe.
Last Update: 1 September 2019