an illustration of galaxies (IMAGE)

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an illustration of galaxies

Caption

Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, researchers pinpointed a short gamma-ray burst to a faint galaxy that appears to be part of a larger group of galaxies about 8.5 billion light-years away. This group is undergoing a cosmic merger — galaxies colliding and interacting and stirring up star formation. 

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Illustration by Maria Cristina Fortuna/NASA/Chandra X-ray Center

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