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Dwarf galaxies linked by massive intergalactic gas bridge

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a colossal bridge of neutral hydrogen gas linking two dwarf galaxies

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International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

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Caption: (Left) Radio galaxy image of neutral hydrogen in and around the NGC 4532 / DDO 137 using ASKAP.  (RIGHT) An optical image of the galaxy from the Legacy Surveys.

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Credit: Credit: ICRAR and D.Lang (Perimeter Institute).


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