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1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through 'magnetic superhighway' in colliding galaxies


"When Arp 220 is observed as a whole, it's one of the best places in the universe for astronomers to study how gravity, star formation, and powerful winds work together with strong magnetic fields to reshape a galaxy."

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