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.
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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.
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Credit:
ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
Narration:
Dr. Robert Fosbury
Francesca Granato
Design:
Martin Kornmesser
Francesca Granato
Web Technical Support:
Lars Holm Nielsen
Raquel Yumi Shida
Cinematographer:
Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)
Script:
Lars Lindberg Christensen
Aitana Vargas
Director:
Lars Lindberg Christensen
About the Video
| Id: | heic0705a |
| Release date: | 2 March 2007, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0705 |
| Duration: | 05m 49s |
About the Object
| Name: | Screenshot |
| Type: | • Galaxies Images/Videos • Hubblecast Videos |
