Myth vs Reality: Galaxies Over Time
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This short video addresses the misconception that galaxies never change.
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Myth vs Reality: Galaxies Over Time
00:40
Celestial Tour: Types of Galaxies
06:14
Insight Into: Galaxy Variety
01:20
At a Glance: Galaxy Structure
02:37
Myth vs Reality: What Makes Up Galaxies
00:40
Above and Beyond: Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217
01:21
Above and Beyond: Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866
00:52
Above and Beyond: Antennae Galaxies
01:04
Galaxy Structure
Produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach.
All images, illustrations, and videos courtesy of NASA, ESA, and STScI except:
· NGC 6822 image courtesy of the Local Group Galaxies Survey Team/NOAO/AURA/NSF
· Taurus constellation drawing from Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia by Johannes Hevelius, courtesy of the United States Naval Observatory
· NGC 4565 image courtesy of the European Southern Observatory
· Small Magellanic Cloud image courtesy of F. Winkler/Middlebury College, the MCELS Team, and NOAO/AURA/NSF
Written by Vanessa Thomas
Designed by John Godfrey
Music courtesy of Association Production Music
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Bright teal lines separate the screen in half. Title. Myth versus Reality. Above the Myth side is a constellation map with a horned bull. On the Reality side is a dark sky with a bright white light.
Bright teal lines separate the screen in half. Title. Myth versus Reality. Above the Myth side is a constellation map with a horned bull. On the Reality side is a dark sky with a bright white light.
Text. Myth. Galaxies never change.
Reality. Galaxies are continuously changing and evolving. Some changes, like those caused by galaxy collisions, happen slowly over a long timescale, and affect the entire galaxy. Others, like star explosions, occur very quickly, and affect small areas.