A ZOOM INTO SPACE to the pair of galaxies named the Taffy Galaxies. They are located about 180 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pegasus. Via: @cora.a.harris . The amazing Taffy Galaxies. 🍬🍬 These two interacting spiral galaxies UGC 12914 and UGC 12915 are joined together with what is termed a “radio continuum bridge.” The bright red and brown contours of this region reminded scientists of how stretched taffy appears. According to NOIRLab, “the structure resembles

The James Webb Space Telescope's orbit around the Sun🛰️ L2 is one of the 5 Sun-Earth Lagrange points, located 1.5 million km away from Earth. Lagrange points are the points where the gravitational pull of two large masses precisely equals the centripetal force required for a small object to move with them. Follow us: @astro.voyagers Credit: GSFC _______________________ #astronomy #nightsky #space #telescope #astrophotography #stars #universe #milkyway #cosmos #planetarium #science @astro.voyage