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Located about 54 million light-years from Earth, this system contains a pair of merging galaxies in the Virgo Cluster commonly referred to as 'The Eyes'. X-rays emitted by multimillion-degree gas in the region are detected by Chandra (purple).

Located about 54 million light-years from Earth, this system contains a pair of merging galaxies in the Virgo Cluster commonly referred to as 'The Eyes'. X-rays emitted by multimillion-degree gas in the region are detected by Chandra (purple).