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[jeliza]

It has been quite a while since I did an Animals in Space piece, but now that I know the Tadpole Galaxy exists, I think a mama frog needs to be added to the to do list. #Repost @nasachandraxray (@get_repost) ・・・ Right now Chandra is gazing at galaxies in Draco! Nearby is the famous Tadpole Galaxy. Its tail is over 275,000 light years long, formed by tidal forces during a previous close encounter with another galaxy! Today's Observation: 13 hours 36 minutes Learn more about tidal forces: https://ift.tt/2AcIanN
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