Space Telescopes

Image courtesy of NASA, ESA, M. Livio (STScI)
and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

This image shows two galaxies colliding in space, a process that takes hundreds of millions of years. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image with its advanced technology. Think about why scientists want to see images such as this. What is the importance of studying such images, or do you think it is important at all?