Dancing Galaxies Make a Monster at the Cosmic Dawn (IMAGE)

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Dancing Galaxies Make a Monster at the Cosmic Dawn

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Artist’s impression of the interacting galaxies observed in this research. The gravitational interactions during the merger trigger both starburst and quasar activity.

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Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T.Izumi et al.

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