Why Are Green Galaxies So Rare?
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Based on current scientific knowledge there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe. The number could be twice as much if we could confirm the existence of more galaxies with better telescopes.
The galaxies we can observe are often blue or red, but very few are green. Why are green galaxies so rare?
Simulations have revealed that the colors of galaxies show the ages of and what those stars are made from translate into the color of light that they produce. The color is also an important sign that can help to determine how galaxies evolve.
According to astronomers, rare green galaxies are likely to be at an important stage in their evolution, when they are rapidly turning from blue. This occurs when new stars and planets are being born – to red as stars begin to burn themselves out.
Because stars form from dense gas, a powerful process is needed to rapidly destroy their gas supply and cause such dramatic changes in color.
The green galaxy is caught in the act of transforming from blue to red as its gas supply runs out.
Credit: James Trayford/EAGLE/Durham University
“We typically find that smaller green galaxies are being violently tossed around by the gravitational pull of a massive neighbor, causing their gas supply to be stripped away.
“Meanwhile, bigger green galaxies may self-destruct as immense explosions triggered by super-massive black holes at their centers can blow dense gas away,” James Trayford, Ph.D. student in the ICC at Durham University, said.
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However, there is some hope for green galaxies as a lucky few might absorb a fresh supply of gas from their surroundings.
This can revive the formation of stars and planets, and restore galaxies to a healthy blue state.
James said: “By using simulations to study how galaxy colors change, we can speed up the process of galaxy evolution from the billions of years it takes in the real Universe to just a matter of days in a computer.
“This means we don’t just see galaxy colors frozen in time, we can watch them evolve. Another advantage is that we can remove unwanted factors that may change the colors we see, such as pesky dust clouds that can prevent light escaping from galaxies.
“As the EAGLE simulations we use to represent a new level of realism, we can have greater confidence in applying these results to the real Universe.”
Written by – A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com Senior Staff Writer
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