# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNDuGqnpeWj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733580-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-30T21:34:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

💫There's beauty in imperfections.⁣
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Take irregular galaxies for example. Unlike their spiral and elliptical counterparts, irregular galaxies have a one-of-a-kind shape. They’re similar to each other, but unique and beautiful because of their different interactions, whether they’re just passing another galaxy or taking part in a dramatic collision.⁣
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Looking back at the early universe with the help of our NASAHubble Space Telescope, astronomers can peek at galaxies millions and billions of light-years away. They noticed that these far-away galaxies appear unusually messy, showing more star formation and mergers than galaxies closer to the Milky Way.⁣
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Credit: NASA/EuropeanSpaceAgency⁣
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#ImperfectionIsBeauty #NASA #Galactic #SpaceExploration #Space

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