Hubble's Universe Season 2 Episode 11 X-Ray Wind Strips Galaxy
- September 1, 2014
- 4 min
Striking observations from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy moving through the heart of a galaxy cluster named Abell 3627. Hot x-ray winds from this cluster are violently ripping the spiral's entrails out into space, like a stiff headwind, leaving bright blue streaks.