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The distorted galaxy in the simulation (main image) results from a collision and merger between two galaxies. Astronomers think such a merger could be the reason why SPT0346-52 is having such a boom of stellar construction. Once the two galaxies collide, gas near the center of the merged galaxy (shown as the bright region in the center of the simulation) is compressed, producing a burst of new stars. The composite inset shows X-ray data from Chandra (blue), short wavelength infrared data from Hubble (green), infrared light from Spitzer (red) at longer wavelengths, and infrared data from ALMA (magenta) at even longer wavelengths. There is no blue at the center of the image, showing that Chandra did not detect any X-rays that could have signaled the presence of a growing black hole. Image credit: X-ray – NASA / CXC / University of Florida / J. Ma et al; optical – NASA / STScI; infrared – NASA / JPL-Caltech; radio – ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / ALMA; simulation - Simons Foundation / Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation / Flatiron Institute / Caltech / C. Hayward & P. Hopkins.

Astronomers Find Hyper-Starburst Galaxy 12.7 Billion Light-Years Away

Dec 9, 2016 by News Staff

Astronomers have used CSIRO’s Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to show that a recently-discovered lensed...

This Hubble image shows the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 3125. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Hubble Captures Stunning Image of Nearby Starburst Galaxy

Jul 18, 2016 by News Staff

This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the star-forming galaxy NGC 3125. This...

This image from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys is likely the best of the spiral galaxy LEDA 56779. The brilliant object at right is a star in our Milky Way Galaxy. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / N. Grogin, STScI.

Hubble Spots Lonely Star-Forming Spiral

Jul 11, 2016 by News Staff

The subject of this Hubble image is LEDA 56779, a spiral galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation of Hercules. This image from...

New ALMA data reveal a diffuse envelope of carbon monoxide gas (shown in red), which surrounds regions of active star formation (yellow); by dissecting these regions with this powerful radio telescope, astronomers are uncovering clues to the processes and conditions that drive furious star formation; the ALMA data are superimposed on a Hubble image. Image credit: B. Saxton / NRAO / AUI / NSF / ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / A. Leroy / STScI / NASA / ST-ECF / ESA / CADC / NRC / CSA.

Astronomers Peer into Heart of Nearby Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

Feb 16, 2015 by News Staff

To understand why some galaxies burst while others do not, Dr David Meier of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the New Mexico Institute of Mining...

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