A galaxy known as NGC 6240 is a peculiar, butterfly- or lobster-shaped galaxy consisting of two smaller merging galaxies. NGC 6240 is one of the galaxies included in the sample the team studied. (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

A galaxy known as NGC 6240 is a peculiar, butterfly- or lobster-shaped galaxy consisting of two smaller merging galaxies. NGC 6240 is one of the galaxies included in the sample the team studied.

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A galaxy known as NGC 6240 is a peculiar, butterfly- or lobster-shaped galaxy consisting of two smaller merging galaxies. NGC 6240 is one of the galaxies included in the sample the team studied.

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NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage-Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans.

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