Some bodies just like sticking together, whatever the means. Astronomers have discovered a pair of colliding galaxies connected by a bridge of high-speed electrons and elongated magnetic fields. A map of the bridge’s radio emissions depicts bands that stretch like taffy between the galaxies.
GALACTIC TAFFY. Map shows two colliding galaxies (white) joined by a bridge of radio-wave-emitting electrons (pink).
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