Corotating Halo Gas Fueling Growth of Galactic Disk (IMAGE)

W. M. Keck Observatory

Corotating Halo Gas Fueling Growth of Galactic Disk

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This is an artist conception of gas streams (blue) feeding a galactic disk. The inflow fuels new star formation, and because the infalling gas is spinning, the size of the disk grows.

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James Josephides, Swinburne Astronomy Productions

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