'Ring of Fire' galaxy formed by galactic smash-up in amazing animation

'Ring of Fire' galaxy R5519 has a massive hole created by a galaxy colliding with it. The ring is" making stars at a rate 50 times greater than the Milky Way,” according to lead researcher Tiantian Yuan at the Swinburne University of Technology. -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/galaxy-hole-forms-like-milky-way-big-bang.html

Credit: James Josephides, Swinburne Astronomy Productions / mash mix by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)