SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 19, 2025Science Daily

Astronomers discover a gigantic bridge of gas connecting two galaxies

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Astronomers found a massive 185,000 light-year gas bridge connecting two galaxies 53 million light-years away, the largest structure ever recorded. Tidal forces from the Virgo galaxy cluster stripped gas from both galaxies over a billion years.

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