The Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a "violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation," according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Credit: ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner Editing: Angelos Tsaousis Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and E. Arango Written by: Amy Briggs and Sean Bromilow Music: Stellardrone - Twilight Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Cristoph Malin Martin Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Babak Tafreshi (https://twanight.org/), Jose Porte, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Balashev and P. Noterdaeme et al. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova