The ecosystem that controls a galaxy’s future is coming into focus

by Aurelia Butler 12 July 2018, 11:00 199 Views

The circumgalactic medium has been hard to observe, but new tools now make it possible.

COSMIC CLOAK Whirls of cold and hot gas billow in this simulation of a circumgalactic medium surrounding a galaxy. With new tools and simulations, researchers have learned that the CGM helps a galaxy recycle its materials.

M.S. Peeples et al/FOGGIE Project

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The ecosystem that controls a galaxy’s future is coming into focus

The circumgalactic medium has been hard to observe, but new tools now make it possible.

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On Jupiter, lightning flashes from storms swirling at the poles

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