NGC 1511

A stunning Hubble view of NGC 1511 reveals a spiral galaxy shaped by cosmic upheavals. Involved in dramatic encounters with its smaller neighbors in the past, the galaxy still bears the scars - twisted arms, distorted gas and a weak hydrogen bridge connecting it to a nearby companion. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker

This chaotic spiral galaxy is still recovering from a cosmic collision

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NGC 1511's chaotic history with nearby galaxies has left it connected by gas streams and filled with distorted structures.
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