Image: N.Pingel et al
Image: N.Pingel et al - A stunning image captured by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows one of the Milky Way's closest neighbours in new detail. Lead author of the study, Dr Nickolas Pingel, says it is the clearest ever picture of hydrogen emitted from the Small Magellanic Cloud. "The clarity of this image is unprecedented," he said. "We're able to see all of the small-scale structures for the first time. It's an important step in understanding the role hydrogen plays in the evolution of galaxies. "For example, you can see holes within the gas. This shows us that hydrogen interacts with supernovae." This study focused on the Small Magellanic Cloud - the nearest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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