Artist's impression showing the increasing effect of ram-pressure stripping (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

Artist's impression showing the increasing effect of ram-pressure stripping

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An artist's impression showing the increasing effect of ram-pressure stripping in removing gas from galaxies, sending them to an early death.

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ICRAR, NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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