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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

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An artist's impression of the interacting galaxies based on the current observation results. The illustration depicts how the interaction between the galaxies gradually triggers star formation activity and the growth of the supermassive black holes at their centers.

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

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