This image shows the spiral galaxy Arp 188, nicknamed the Tadpole Galaxy. It is believed that a smaller galaxy encountered Arp 188 and drew along with it many of Arp 188's stars as it flew by, forming a long trail behind the "head" of the tadpole. Scientists think that the stars in the tail will form smaller satellites to the larger center of mass of Arp 188 in the future.
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