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Hubble Sees Galaxy on Verge of Destruction

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Under the gravitational grasp of a large gang of galaxies, the small bluish galaxy NGC 1427A is plunging headlong into the Fornax cluster. The apparently small, perfect spiral galaxy in the upper left is in the distant background.