Galaxy Being Ripped Apart

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Hubblecast 01: 'Comet Galaxy' Being Ripped Apart By Galaxy Cluster.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

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Credit:
• ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
• Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury, Francesca Granato
• Design: Martin Kornmesser, Francesca Granato
• Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida
• Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)
• Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Aitana Vargas
• Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J's real name is Joe Liske and he has a PhD in astronomy.

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[gezzer2]

ya it is, its zeus and the tooth fairy who started everything, i had a revelation.

[ajstavely711]

I like his enthusiasm...Nice to see people animated over science!

[derman077]

Is anybody else troubled by the birth death personification of these interstellar objects? Also let's start a petition to stop extreme close ups, especially in HD.

[3tangle3]

cardiff (caerdydd) is in Wales and proud

[sobedre]

Start from 4:50 to get what the metaphor.

[ih8v8s]

i swear he just said "painting" 5:17 - 5:19 somewhere around there....

[sweetsongman1]

at the end sounded liek he said the holocaust OMG ROFL XD. and uu..i got a question...wouldnt each galaxy in dat cluister be riped apart by each others gravitational force?

[PonguigPeopinn]

Space is a lie made up by scientists.

[yomachaser]

What does this space research have to do with religion?

[BoyMercuryX]

you fucking ethnocentric asshole.

[vampiricconure]

They knew it was a new galaxy because it still had its tag ^.^