The article mentions filaments of material transferring from one galaxy to another. Further it is said the transfer is probably from the low mass to the higher mass object.
I would point out that for several readons low or higher mass should not necessarily correlate with the observed size of each galaxy.
If the smaller galaxy were spinning at a sufficent rate; if the smaller galaxy is moving through space at a great enough velocity; if there are other pertinent features which are not yet observable from Eart, et al; thereby the smaller galaxy may not be the lower mass.
Most of my knowledge of outerspace and the interactions of the various portions of it, are from way back when I was in school. But I did take one college physics class, and have a little bit left in my head from that. The most intelligent comment that I can really make about this entire issue is that the Hubble space telescope will add to our knowledge base by many, many times over the cost, no matter what it was, that we spent building and deploying it. I think that it is important that we learn about things like how these galaxies interact with each other, and what powerful effects they could possibly have on a galaxy such as our own Milky Way. Because someday it will be a series of such discoveries, piled on top of each other, that will be the catalyst to one day allow us to reach beyond the stars ourselves.
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The article mentions filaments of material transferring from one galaxy to another. Further it is said the transfer is probably from the low mass to the higher mass object.
I would point out that for several readons low or higher mass should not necessarily correlate with the observed size of each galaxy.
If the smaller galaxy were spinning at a sufficent rate; if the smaller galaxy is moving through space at a great enough velocity; if there are other pertinent features which are not yet observable from Eart, et al; thereby the smaller galaxy may not be the lower mass.
Thrilling?
Given the odds of life being out there, we're probably seeing the extinction of many trillions of lives.
Most of my knowledge of outerspace and the interactions of the various portions of it, are from way back when I was in school. But I did take one college physics class, and have a little bit left in my head from that.
The most intelligent comment that I can really make about this entire issue is that the Hubble space telescope will add to our knowledge base by many, many times over the cost, no matter what it was, that we spent building and deploying it.
I think that it is important that we learn about things like how these galaxies interact with each other, and what powerful effects they could possibly have on a galaxy such as our own Milky Way. Because someday it will be a series of such discoveries, piled on top of each other, that will be the catalyst to one day allow us to reach beyond the stars ourselves.
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