
In this artist conception based on data from ESA Herschel observatory, a galaxy accretes mass from rapid, narrow streams of cold gas. These filaments provide the galaxy with continuous flows of raw material to feed its star-forming at a leisurely pace
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PIA14772
Date Created
September 13, 2011
Center
JPL
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