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A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA's Great Observatories. Credit: NASA, ESA, SAO, CXC, JPL-Caltech, and STScI.{{free media}}

From the Chandra X-ray Observatory analysis of the Antennae Galaxies rich deposits of neon, magnesium, and silicon were discovered. These elements are among those that form the building blocks for habitable planets. The clouds imaged contain magnesium and silicon at 16 and 24 times respectively, the abundance in the Sun.

The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039) are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus.