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Turbulent times for star formation in Stephan's Quintet

Turbulent times for star formation in Stephan's QuintetWorldPing

Star formation in galaxies is closely linked to molecular gas. In the distant past, when galaxy interactions were more common, these encounters compressed molecular gas, causing dense clouds to collapse under their own gravity and form new stars.

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