Studying interacting galaxies like these will shed light on the way new stars can be formed well outside a normal galactic environment, the researchers said. (sciencemag.org)
That's because the current galactic environment is full of magnetic fields and turbulence, both of which greatly complicate the creation of accurate simulations. (sciencemag.org)
Many of Hubble's first observations showed the effects of supermassive black holes on their immediate galactic environment. (hubble25th.org)