Wind distorts the shape of two hypervelocity galaxies

The two galaxies are each travelling at nearly 10 million kph, or almost
1% the speed of light!

SPACE.com -- Speeding Galaxies Distorted by Space Winds
"The galaxies, members of the Virgo Cluster, are being affected by a
process called "ram pressure stripping." As galaxies in the cluster move
through hot gas lurking in the gaps between them, winds caused by their
swift motion tug and stretch them, resulting in peculiar-looking galaxies."
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