All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 February Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their neighbours Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their neighbours 23/02/2021 | 3 MINS Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies. In research published today, astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less ΓÇÿmolecularΓÇÖ gas at their centres. Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars. Large galaxies are therefore stealing the material that their smaller counterparts need to form new stars. Lead author Dr Adam Stevens is an astrophysicist based at LIT working for the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and affiliated to the ARC Centre of Excellence in All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D). Dr Stevens said the study provides new systematic evidence that small galaxies everywhere lose some of their molecular gas when they get close to a larger galaxy and its surrounding hot gas hal
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 February Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their neighbours Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their neighbours 23/02/2021 | 3 MINS Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller satellite galaxies.
In research published today, astronomers have discovered that these small satellite galaxies also contain less ΓÇÿmolecularΓÇÖ gas at their centres.
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Molecular gas is found in giant clouds in the centres of galaxies and is the building material for new stars.
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Large galaxies are therefore stealing the material that their smaller counterparts need to form new stars.
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Lead author Dr Adam Stevens is an astrophysicist based at LIT working for the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and affiliated to the ARC Centre of Excellence in All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D).
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Dr Stevens said the study provides new systematic evidence that small galaxies everywhere lose some of their molecular gas when they get close to a larger galaxy and its surrounding hot gas hal
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