Tag: ASKAP
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Giant Neutral Hydrogen Bridge Revealed Between Dwarf Galaxies
Overview: A Giant Hydrogen Bridge Emerges Between Dwarf Galaxies Astronomers using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) as part of the WALLABY survey have revealed a spectacular, previously unseen structure in the nearby universe: a vast bridge of neutral hydrogen connecting two dwarf galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137, located about 53 million light-years from Earth.…
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Hydrogen Bridge Between Dwarf Galaxies: NGC 4532 and DDO 137
A Cosmic Bridge Revealed in the Virgo Sky In a discovery that reads like astrophysical folklore, an international team using the ASKAP radio telescope as part of the WALLABY survey has mapped a colossal structure: a neutral hydrogen bridge linking two dwarf galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137, at a distance of about 53 million…
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Giant Neutral Hydrogen Bridge Between Dwarf Galaxies NGC 4532 and DDO 137
Introduction: A Cosmic Jet Between Dwarf Galaxies In a landmark discovery, astronomers have revealed a colossal structure of neutral hydrogen that stretches between two nearby dwarf galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137. Located about 53 million light-years from Earth, this bridge of gas is not only immense in its length but also unusual in its…