Close-up: The Ghostly Shells of Galaxy ESO 381-12 in Centaurus

Close-up: The Ghostly Shells of Galaxy ESO 381-12 in Centaurus

Close-up: The Ghostly Shells of Galaxy ESO 381-12 in Centaurus | HubbleThe ghostly shells of lenticular galaxy ESO 381-12 are captured here in an image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, set against a backdrop of distant galaxies. The strikingly uneven structure and the clusters of stars that orbit around the galaxy suggest that ESO 381-12 may have been part of a dramatic collision in its relatively recent past.Distance …