For Galaxies Forming Stars, It's Not About How Much Gas There Is but Where You Find It

Gas location drives star formation in distant galaxies

In the intriguing realm of star-forming galaxies, the key factor isn't the total amount of gas but rather its strategic distribution within the galaxy.

For galaxies forming stars, it's not about how much gas there is but where you find it

Researchers at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) made the discovery about galaxies by studying the gas distribution that helps create stars.

A monstrous galaxy that existed when the universe was just 2.6 billion years old is challenging everything we thought we knew about how galaxies evolved. It's 10 times more massive than the Milky Way, and it's forming stars at a breakneck pace.

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Gas location, not quantity, drives star formation in galaxies

Astronomers have found that it is not how much gas a galaxy has, but where that gas is located, that determines whether new stars form.

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The red shade shows the atomic hydrogen gas content of the galaxy (figure 2), overlaid on the optical image (figure 1). The atomic gas that is outside the white circle does not contribute significantly to the formation of new stars Star-forming galaxies (shown in red) have denser and more extended gas compared to less star-forming galaxies (shown in salmon). CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Country. Astronomers have found that it is not …