Galaxy formation in action

Gary Welch ()
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Gary Welch: Saint Mary's University

Nature, 2000, vol. 403, issue 6772, 841-843

Abstract: The tidal forces created by interacting galaxies can literally tear strips from them, producing long tails of matter. These tails often contain stellar clumps that resemble small dwarf galaxies. The idea that these clumps might be recycled to produce new galaxies is supported by evidence for ongoing star formation in these tails.

Date: 2000
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