Not all galaxies are lonely. Some have galaxy squads. NGC 1706, captured in this image by our Hubbl
Not all galaxies are lonely. Some have galaxy squads. NGC 1706, captured in this image by our Hubble Space Telescope, belongs to something known as a galaxy group, which is just as the name suggests — a group of up to 50 galaxies which are gravitationally bound and relatively close to each other. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, has its own squad — known as the Local Group, which also contains the Andromeda galaxy, the Large and Small Magellanic clouds and the Triangulum galaxy.Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com. -- source link
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