Galaxy Formation and Mergers

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Radio Programs

Coma Galaxy Cluster A brilliant cluster of galaxies Friday, April 19, 2013
The Antennae Seeing the future of the Milky Way Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Andromeda Starburst Brightening up a giant galaxy Thursday, September 13, 2012
Collision Course Taking aim at another galaxy Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Sombrero II Two galaxies for the price of one Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Sombrero Looking beneath the brim of a galaxy Monday, July 2, 2012
Centaurus A A galaxy with a loud voice Sunday, April 29, 2012
Galactic Streams Blending into the Milky Way Thursday, March 22, 2012
Sagittarius Dwarf A galactic tug-of-war Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Satellite Galaxies Satellite galaxies for the Milky Way Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Cartwheel Galaxy Creating a brilliant ring of stars Saturday, October 15, 2011
Galaxies and Black Holes Insight into a chicken-and-egg problem Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Galactic Pileup A big galactic pileup Saturday, January 15, 2011

Featured Images

The Antennae galaxies
 Getting Together Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Andromeda and the Milky Way head for a galactic pile-up
 Collision Course Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Hubble image of a pair of galaxies
 Bright Companions Friday, September 7, 2012
Hubble Space Telescope view of M104, the Sombrero Galaxy
 Galactic Hat Dance Monday, July 2, 2012
The remnants of two merged galaxies
 Fast Exit Monday, June 18, 2012
Combined X-ray, optical, and radio view of the galaxy Centaurus A
 Busy Galaxy Sunday, April 29, 2012
Optical and X-ray image of the galaxy cluster Abell 383
 Brilliant Darkness Friday, March 16, 2012
Galactic Swirl Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Radio image of the Antenna galaxies
 Boundless Starbirth Wednesday, October 5, 2011
NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, galaxies in Virgo
 Beautiful Eyes Thursday, August 25, 2011
NGC 3758, a system of two merging galaxies
 Double Trouble Saturday, June 11, 2011

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