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Pairs of Small Colliding Galaxies May Seed Future Stars

Pairs of Small Colliding Galaxies May Seed Future Stars

August 10, 2018
astronomy   fundamental sciene  

In a new study, astronomers show how gas expelled in the merger of two small galaxies can linger across vast distances for billions of years, where it may eventually feed gas to more massive galaxies to make new stars.

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