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Gas location drives star formation in distant galaxies

The red shade shows the atomic hydrogen gas content of the galaxy overlaid on the optical image. Credit: Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)/ T. Westmeier – ICRAR

In the intriguing realm of star-forming galaxies, the key factor isn’t the total amount of gas but rather its strategic distribution within the galaxy.

Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) made the discovery about galaxies by studying the gas distribution that helps create stars.

Using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope located at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, researchers explored the gas distribution in about 1,000 galaxies as part of the WALLABY survey.

Lead author Seona Lee, a PhD student at The University of Western Au...

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