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    Galaxy pair M81 and M82

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    • Title Galaxy pair M81 and M82
    • Released 25/04/2006 10:06 am
    • Copyright ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2
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      The spiral galaxy M81 and the neighbour galaxy M82 are forming a physical pair. A few tens of million years ago, the smaller M82 collided with M81. This gravitational interaction deformed M82 and caused its concentrated burst of star formation.


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    • Activity Space Science
    • Mission Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
    • Keywords Astronomy targets , Astronomy targets , Astronomy targets , Galaxies , Galaxies, active , Galaxy clusters

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