Zoom into Merging Galaxies NGC 5256 | Hubble

Zoom into Merging Galaxies NGC 5256 | Hubble

This video starts with night sky view as seen from Earth before zooming into the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). Within this location the galaxy NGC 5256 can be found, about 350 million light-years away. The zoom ends with a view of this galaxy, as it is seen with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble, NASA

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: December 19, 2017

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