NASA highlighted some stunning galaxies, including the remarkable ESO 137-001, characterized by long tails of gas.
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The image was captured thanks to a collaboration between the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the NASA Hubble Space Telescope, and the ESO Very Large Telescope (European Southern Observatory).
The ESO 137-001 galaxy is notable for moving through space at approximately 1.5 million miles per hour (2.4 kilometers per hour), leaving not just one but two tails in its wake. This trail is composed of superheated gas detected by Chandra in X-rays (blue), while the red seen in the image represents hydrogen atoms detected by the Very Large Telescope. Optical and infrared data from the Hubble Telescope is also added to the image (orange and cyan).
On the move!
Galaxy ESO 137-001 hurtles through space at 1.5 million mph, with two tails of gas behind it.
Visible & infrared light from Hubble (orange & cyan), along with data from @chandraxray (blue) and ESO’s Very Large Telescope (red) are seen here: https://t.co/GImw9uk2nZ pic.twitter.com/9PTzMh7Ncr
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) September 19, 2023
