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Warped Andromeda
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This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights the Andromeda galaxy older stellar population in blue. A pronounced warp in the disk of the galaxy, the aftermath of a collision with another galaxy, can be seen in the spiral arm.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineWarped Andromeda. NASA/JPL, 2010-02-17. Public domain. ID: PIA12833.
