How Do Galaxies Grow? Assembling the Most Massive Galaxies in the Universe

Authors

Kim-Vy H. Tran, University of Zürich - Switzerland
John Moustakas, New York University
Antony H. Gonzalez, University of Florida
Stefan Kautsch, University of FloridaFollow
Lei Bai, University of Arizona
Dennis Zaritsky, University of Arizona

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

European Southern Observatory

Publication Date

8-26-2008

Abstract

Astronomers have caught multiple massive galaxies in the act of merging about 4 billion years ago. This discovery, made possible by combining the power of the best ground- and space-based telescopes, uniquely supports the favoured theory of how galaxies form.

First Page

eso0824

NSUWorks Citation

Tran, K. H., Moustakas, J., Gonzalez, A. H., Kautsch, S., Bai, L., & Zaritsky, D. (2008). How Do Galaxies Grow? Assembling the Most Massive Galaxies in the Universe. European Southern Observatory, eso0824 - . Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/280