Spiral Galaxy's Comet-like Tail

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Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble image

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The galaxy, IC 3225 , is located about 100 million light-years from Earth and is a member of a large group of galaxies known as the Virgo Cluster .

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from the galaxy's central disk as it travels speedily past its galactic neighbors.

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