IC 1623 is a galaxy merger in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy lies about 250 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that IC 1623 is approximately …

The two galaxies in IC 1623 are plunging headlong into one another in a process known as a galaxy merger. Their collision has ignited a frenzied spate of star formation known as a …

Merging of interacting galaxies is captured in this image of IC 1623 as they crash into one another. A starburst, caused by their collision, has produced stars at a rate that is more than …

Apr 24, 2008 · IC 1623 is located about 300 million light-years away from Earth. This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope …

Oct 25, 2022 · The James Webb Space Telescope photographed a collision of two galaxies that's sparking a flurry of star formation invisible to other telescopes. The wave of star birth was …

Jun 25, 2021 · A cataclysmic cosmic collision takes center stage in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The image features the interacting galaxy pair IC 1623, …

Oct 25, 2022 · These images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope depicts IC 1623, an entwined pair of interacting galaxies which lies around 270 million light-years from …

Jun 21, 2021 · This Hubble image shows the interacting galaxy system IC 1623. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, …

Oct 25, 2022 · This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope depicts IC 1623, an entwined pair of interacting galaxies which lies around 270 million light-years from …

IC 1623 is an interacting galaxy system that is very bright when observed in the infrared. One of the two galaxies, the infrared-bright, but optically obscured galaxy VV 114E, has a substantial …