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We conclude our series on interactions in galaxy c

We conclude our series on interactions in galaxy clusters with another rather brutally named phenomenon: harassment! Swipe to find out the effects this process can have on galaxies!

Image: The cartwheel galaxy, recently harassed by two smaller galaxies moving through its center

Image credits: Kirk Borne (STScI), NASA

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Did you watch the Perseverance rover landing on Ma

Did you watch the Perseverance rover landing on Mars last Thursday?

A lot of our team's members joined together on discord to see the landing play out. Being able to witness these events take place in real time is an icredible privilege and nothing short of magical. Seeing the people of @nasa succeed in what they had been working towards so tirelessly towards is truly inspring, reminding us of what we hope to one day experience ourselves!

Image credits: @nasasolarsystem

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[Warning: flickering lights!] When working on a w

[Warning: flickering lights!]

When working on a wind-driven rover, it is of course essential to know the behavior of wind around the structure. Unfortunately, as one might imagine, this is hard to see with the naked eye. In the RTA climatic wind tunnel in Vienna, our AE Vienna team had the chance to use fog (instead of 'colorless' wind) to see the flow of wind!

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Having a bunch of highly massive objects so close

Having a bunch of highly massive objects so close to each other is a surefire way for them to affect each other. Swipe to find more about merging processes and what galactic cannibalism is!

Image: 300 million light-years away, in the constellation Coma Berenices, two colliding galaxies nicknamed “The Mice” will eventually merge into one giant galaxy

Image credits: NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA

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Sara truly looks out of this world in her Mars shi

Sara truly looks out of this world in her Mars shirt!

Check out the Deep Space for Everyone top and more of our merch via our website or directly at teespring.com/en/stores/team-tumbleweed!

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