Click through the gallery to see this week’s helping of the best the universe has to offer. And if you need more when you’re done but can’t wait until the next one, here’s the entire collection.
Space Photos of the Week: Monster Galaxy Coming at You, Bro
Space photos of the week, February 26 — March 4, 2016.
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This galaxy, seen edge-on, helps scientists understand the distribution of newborn and older stars throughout a galaxy. It also shows the shape of a galaxy’s extended disc, and how that disc warps and twists, caused by interactions with another nearby galaxy.
