![Stellar Ripple](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/141549main_image_feature_496_ys_full.jpg)
Stellar Ripple
Approximately 100 million years ago, a smaller galaxy plunged through the heart of the Cartwheel galaxy, creating ripples of brief star formation. In this image, the first ripple appears as an ultraviolet-bright blue outer ring so powerful that it may be one of the most powerful UV-emitting galaxies in the nearby universe.
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/stellar-ripple/
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