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Witness a spectacular composite image from the James Webb and Chandra space telescopes showing two spiral galaxies in the process of merging. Learn about this cosmic event that will take billions of years to complete, eventually forming one giant galaxy.
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00:00Hey, space fans. Our space photo of today is a composite image from the James Webb Space Telescope, which looks
00:05in the infrared spectrum, and the Chandra Observatory, which looks in X-ray.
00:10And this combines to create a stunning image like this one of two spiral galaxies that are coming together.
00:16And NASA experts predict that it'll be billions of years, but at some point these two galaxies will merge into
00:22one big galaxy.
00:24Read more about our space photo of today on our website, as well as other cool articles about galaxy formation.
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