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How the cosmic environment depletes galaxies of their gas

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Briefings

An international team led by Jonathan Freundlich at the University of Strasbourg discovered that galaxies in a distant group 7 billion light-years away have lost over half their molecular gas compared to isolated counterparts, indicating a cosmic environment depletes galaxies. The findings were published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Key points

• A dense cosmic environment depletes galaxies of their gas reservoirs by more than half.
• The study mapped molecular gas in a galaxy group 7 billion light-years away.

Context

This research provides evidence for how external cosmic conditions affect galaxy evolution, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Limitations

Data covers a single galaxy group 7 billion light-years away; results are observational snapshots without long-term confirmation.

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