NGC 6240: The Curious Case of Three Colliding Galaxies
NGC 6240 is one of the closest and most studied galaxies. It has a peculiar lobster shape that was considered to be a result of an amalgamation between two galaxies. NGC 6240 is situated in the Ophiuchus Constellation – more commonly known as the Serpent Holder – a mere 400 million light-years away. Hubble initially [...]