Galaxy Trailed By Stunning Plume Of Gas http://bit.ly/1Q6QFQG
Astronomers have discovered a spectacular tail of gas more than 300,000 light years across coming from a nearby galaxy.
The plume is made up of hydrogen gas–the material new stars are made of–and is five times longer than the galaxy itself.
The foreground galaxy is NGC 4569 of the Virgo cluster. The red filaments to the right of the galaxy show the hydrogen gas that has been removed. The tail represents about 95 per cent of the gas reservoir the galaxy needs to feed the formation of new stars.
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