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Unraveling NGC 3169
Spiral galaxy NGC 3169, about 70 million light-years away, appears to be unraveling. Its spiral arms are being pulled into tidal tails as it interacts gravitationally with its neighbor, NGC 3166. These galaxies will eventually merge into one, a common fate for galaxies in the local universe. The drawn-out stellar arcs are clear signs of this ongoing interaction.
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In tropical astrology, 18 MAY 2026 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 MAY 2026.