Hubblecast 01: Hubble sees 'Comet Galaxy' being ripped apart by galaxy cluster

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years.

Scientists Profiles:

Dr. Luca Cortese's Profile

Dr. Cortese was born in Milano, Italy. He took his PhD in Physics and Astronomy at Universita' di Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille. He is now Research Associate in Observational Astronomy at Cardiff University (UK).
His research interests are in the various aspects of galaxy evolution with particular interest on environmental effects.

• Link to Dr. Cortese's Homepage

Dr. Jean-Paul Kneib's Profile

Dr. Jean-Paul is a French astronomer who does research on gravitational lensing, clusters of galaxies and cosmology.
He has worked at various places in Toulouse, Chile, Cambridge (UK) and at the California Institute of Technology. He is now head of the Cosmology group in Marseille.

• Link to Dr. Kneib's Homepage

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