Caught in the act: the wind that could kill a galaxy
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An artist’s impression of the galaxy CRISTAL-02, with a huge plume of cold gas extending away from it. This plume is almost as long as the galaxy itself, which is a telltale sign that gas is being driven out of the galaxy. Credit: Joshua Worth via Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Astronomers have caught a young galaxy system apparently blowing away the gas it needs to keep making stars, offering a natural explanation for one of the surprises thrown up by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope:
Astronomers have caught a young galaxy system apparently blowing away the gas it needs to keep making stars, offering a natural explanation for one of the surprises thrown up by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope:
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