Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Decade long study sheds light on "killer" galactic mergers

Two merging galaxies known as Arp 302, also called VV 340

As if the Universe isn't scary enough, NASA's Spitzer Space telescope has captured images of killer galaxies that when they merge will shut down star formation within the new united galaxies. The collision and mixing of a pair of galaxies under the right (or wrong) conditions can disrupt the processes that allow stars to form, effectively dooming the merged galaxy.

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