Not all galaxies wander space alone...and sometimes they're too close for comfort 😔 Galaxies, like the ones found here in the #RubinFirstLook image of the Virgo Cluster, can interact, collide, and merge. By studying snapshots of these collections of gas and stars gravitationally tugging at each other, scientists can understand how galaxies evolve over billions of years. ⏳ Can you find other interacting galaxies in our Cosmic Treasure Chest? Go on the hunt with Skyviewer, and don't forget to share what you find! 🔭 🔗: https://skyviewer.app . . . National Science Foundation (NSF) | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science | Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy | NSF NOIRLab | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
