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Astronomers have mapped the gas that will become stars in the Whirlpool Galaxy, the first such map created for a galaxy beyond the Milky Way. <\/p>

By Ezzy Pearson\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 13:30 PM<\/p>

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Knowledge of star formation in the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, has taken a leap forward via a new study looking at the famous spiral galaxy.<\/p>

Astronomers have mapped the cold, dense gas that will one day become stellar nurseries in the Whirlpool Galaxy<\/a>.<\/p>

This is the first time such an extensive map has been created for a galaxy<\/a> beyond the Milky Way.<\/p>

Illustration showing the distribution of diazenylium molecule radiation in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Credit: Thomas M\u00fcller (HdA\/MPIA), S. Stuber et al. (MPIA), NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) und das Hubble Heritage Team (STScI\/AURA)Credit: Thomas M\u00fcller (HdA\/MPIA), S. Stuber et al. (MPIA), NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) und das Hubble Heritage Team (STScI\/AURA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
“To investigate the early phases of star formation, where gas gradually condenses to eventually produce stars, we must first identify these regions,” says Sophia Stuber from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, who led the study.<\/p>
“We typically measure the radiation emitted by specific molecules that are particularly abundant in these extremely cold and dense zones.’<\/p>
In order to map future star formation in the Whirlpool Galaxy, the team spent over 200 hours observing the nitrogen- and hydrogen-bearing molecules hydrogen cyanide and diazenylium in the galaxy using the Northern Extended Millimetre Array in the French Alps.<\/p>
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Hubble Space Telescope Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI\/AURA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Though further away than similar clouds in our own Galaxy, the Whirlpool Galaxy provides a much better view as we are seeing them straight-on.<\/p>
This allows astronomers to easily trace the structure of gas clouds along the arms and centre of the galaxy.\u00a0<\/p>
“Although we can learn a lot from the detailed observation programme with the Whirlpool Galaxy, it is, in a sense, a pilot project,” Stuber points out.<\/p>
“We would love to explore more galaxies in this way in the future.”<\/p>
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