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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of Arp 107, a pair of galaxies in the midst of a collision 465 million light-years from Earth. This event, which began hundreds of millions of years ago, has triggered new waves of star formation and created a bridge of gas and dust between the galaxies. Webb’s infrared capabilities provide unprecedented clarity into this dynamic process. How Galactic Collisions Trigger Star FormationWhen galaxies collide, the interaction can compress large amounts of gas, creating the perfect conditions for the formation of new stars. In Arp 107, th…