Posted on 07/18/2024 5:54:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The galaxy PJ0116-24, located 10 billion light-years away from Earth, appears to exhibit characteristics that contradict the standard view that galaxy mergers are required to produce such intense luminosity.
The groundbreaking findings, which are detailed in a newly published paper in Nature Astronomy, seem to point to the occurrence of rapid star formation in HyLIRGs, revealing that it can occur through internal processes. The discovery presents new challenges to existing notions held by astronomers about how such formations occur...
In the past, it was believed that the intense luminosity produced by HyLIRGs was exclusively the result of mergers between galaxies, which result in dense regions of gas that are perfect catalysts for the rapid onset of star formation.
Contradicting this view, the new observations of PJ0116-24 appear to show that isolated galaxies can also become HyLIRGs under the right conditions, specifically when internal processes quickly funnel star-forming gas toward their centers.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedebrief.org ...
Hmmm, looks like it needs some Prep H.
Based on the probably size of this thing, it probably should be named after Johnny “W” Holmes, more precisely, an important prop from his, uh, work.
“ The universe could be collapsing in on itself. And we would never see the end coming.”
When the walls start closing in on you and you can’t breathe, that would be a clue. 😟
“Einstein, you magnificent physicist , I read your equation”.
LOL
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