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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
7 hours ago

NASA's Hubble captures gorgeous new photo of a spiral galaxy as it wanders through the Virgo Cluster

Hubble images show Messier 88’s central black hole and spiral structure, while ram pressure stripping from the Virgo Cluster removes gas as it approaches Messier 87.
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fromBig Think
6 months ago

Jellyfish and bunny ear galaxies have cosmic consequences

Fast-moving galaxies traveling through denser intergalactic medium can be ram-pressure stripped, producing tails of material that can sometimes form stars.
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