--- title: "Splendid Picture of Galaxies ‘Caught In a Cosmic Bad Romance’ by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope" description: "NASA previously posted a remarkable picture of interacting galaxy pair IC 1623 caught by the Hubble Space Telescope on their Instagram account. The ga" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2021-06-29 updated: 2021-06-29 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/825/splendid-picture-of-galaxies-caught-in-a-cosmic-bad-romance-by-nasa-s-hubble-space-telescope category: "space and research" tags: ["news", "space science", "science and technology"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Splendid Picture of Galaxies ‘Caught In a Cosmic Bad Romance’ by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope NASA previously posted a remarkable picture of interacting galaxy pair IC 1623 caught by the Hubble Space Telescope on their [Instagram account](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37737/how-can-i-get-a-verification-budge-from-my-instagram-account). The galaxy pair is situated nearly 275 million light-years away from the Earth, in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). The [space agency](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32252/cryogenic-engine-for-upper-stage-of-gslv-mk-iii-was-successfully-tested-by-which-space-agency) labeled the picture, “**Caught in a celestial bad romance**”, and expanded that this wasn't the “**initial moment we have discovered the complicated [love story](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49742/who-wrote-the-famous-book-i-too-had-a-love-story) of the 2 galaxies, which were early caught by the Hubble in 2008 utilizing barely optical & infrared wavelength filters**”. To disclose the finer [elements](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1440/wpf-button-with-multiple-text-elements) of IC 1623, the Hubble Space Telescope utilized “**8 filters extending infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths**”. ![Splendid Picture of Galaxies ‘Caught In a Cosmic Bad Romance’ by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/95d0ddb3-00ae-4efb-b75f-59db94be417b/images/02b57a14-e57e-4aab-b621-26e6a7c6fbc5.jpeg)\ NASA associated the [European](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36927/why-was-inbreeding-tolerated-in-medieval-european-royalty) Space Agency (ESA) for the picture of the “**two star-crossed galaxies**” & expanded that it was “**looking ahead to the statements in modern element anticipated from @NASAWebb which will remove additional glow into the stunning method of overwhelming star appearance in unusual atmospheres like these**”. ![Splendid Picture of Galaxies ‘Caught In a Cosmic Bad Romance’ by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/95d0ddb3-00ae-4efb-b75f-59db94be417b/images/4556cf97-1e1a-451e-88c1-3cdb55d3a20a.jpeg)\ The ESA, too, had shared a similar picture on its Instagram [account & inscribed](https://www.mindstick.com/news/524/nasa-has-asked-spacex-to-halt-work-on-the-lunar-lander-due-to-contract-issues) that it “**incorporates current data from Wide Field Camera 3**”. “**The 2 galaxies are in the extreme elements of merging, & astronomers predict a significant inflow of vapor to provoke a frenzied explosion of star formation in the resulting compact galaxy [named as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62213/name-the-cricketer-who-was-named-as-the-player-of-the-tournament-in-cricket-world-cup-2019) starburst,**” the ESA announced in the caption of the picture. ![Splendid Picture of Galaxies ‘Caught In a Cosmic Bad Romance’ by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/95d0ddb3-00ae-4efb-b75f-59db94be417b/images/a9659714-a382-49cd-bf6e-4e7e4d70729f.jpeg)\ The Hubble Space Telescope frequently takes stunning photos of various [celestial bodies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85335/pros-and-cons-of-establishing-human-colonies-on-other-celestial-bodies). A few days ago, it had shared a picture of a galaxy called DF2 on its Instagram handle calling it “**an unusual ‘see-through' galaxy**”. It added in the caption that DF2 had just about “**1/200th the amount of stars as our very own galaxy, the Milky Way**”. The 31-year-old Hubble [Space Telescope](https://www.mindstick.com/news/754/china-is-on-the-verge-to-launch-the-first-crew-to-the-new-space-station-shenzhou-12) was inaugurated in 1990. Back then, it has earned additional than 1.4 million statements. As per NASA, it has an “**unobstructed glimpse**” of the galaxy. \ ``` READ MORE: Jeff Bezos Along with his Brother Fly to Space in his Blue Origin! ``` --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/825/splendid-picture-of-galaxies-caught-in-a-cosmic-bad-romance-by-nasa-s-hubble-space-telescope Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.