Simulation of the Distant Dwarf Galaxies Used in the Study Merging (IMAGE)

Columbia University

Simulation of the Distant Dwarf Galaxies Used in the Study Merging

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Researchers simulated the collision of a pair of distant dwarf galaxies to understand how their gas gets dispersed in the merger process. In the above simulation, the larger galaxy pulls gas off the smaller galaxy, creating a vast tail of gas that can last for billions of years.

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Sarah Pearson/Columbia University

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