Space telescope captures giant elliptical galaxy

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of the galaxy NGC 1132 which is most likely to be a “cosmic fossil” ? the aftermath of an enormous multi-galactic pile-up, where the carnage of collision after collision has built up a brilliant but fuzzy giant elliptical galaxy far outshining typical galaxies. Subscribe to Hubblecast! Credit: ESA Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Ch