Cosmic Collisions The Hubble Atlas of Merging Galaxies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Christensen, Lars Lindberg. (Editor), Shida, Raquel Yumi. (Editor), Martin, Davide. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93855-4

Lars Lindberg Christensen, Raquel Yumi Shida & Davide De Martin Cosmic Collisions: The Hubble Atlas of Merging Galaxies Like majestic ships in the grandest night, galaxies can slip ever closer until their mutual gravitational interaction begins to mold them into intricate figures that are finall...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Galaxies: The Big Picture
• How Do Galaxies Form and Evolve?- Galaxy Collisions
• The Colliding Galaxies Movie
• The End
• Gallery
• The Authors
• Resources
• Image Credits.