Messier 83 Hints At How Star-Forming Gas Behaves in Barred Spirals Like Our Own

Oct 12, 2026 - 06:00
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Messier 83 Hints At How Star-Forming Gas Behaves in Barred Spirals Like Our Own
This ALMA image shows the barred spiral galaxy Messier 83. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Koda et al.

The life cycle of molecular gas in the barred spiral galaxy Messier 83 appears to be driven mainly by the galaxy’s large-scale structure and rotation, rather than by feedback from newborn stars, according to a new study.

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