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Astronomers discovered a massive, nearly invisible gas bridge and a record-breaking tail connecting two dwarf galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137, located 53 million light-years away, providing insights into galaxy interactions and evolution.
Astronomers have discovered the longest gas bridge ever observed, linking two galaxies, NGC 4532 and DDO 137, on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster. This massive structure, extending 185,000 light-years, is formed by tidal forces and ram pressure from the hot gas surrounding the cluster, illustrating how galaxy environments influence their evolution and gas dynamics over billions of years.
A new discovery from the WALLABY survey using the ASKAP telescope revealed a 160,000-light-year-long gas bridge between two dwarf galaxies, formed by tidal interactions, and a massive gas tail caused by ram pressure as the galaxies move through the Virgo cluster's hot gas, providing insights into the cosmic cycle of matter between galaxies and intergalactic space.