When two nearly equal mass galaxies with small relative velocities pass very close to each other, or even right through each other, a major merger occurs. If the galaxies are moving too fast relative to each other, a major merger is unlikely to occur, because the collision will not slow the galaxies down enough.
Q. What happens when two galaxies approach each other?
When galaxies merge, the gasses interact with each other. As they begin to approach one another, the galaxies begin to stretch and deform, creating tails or arms. The combination of the two galaxies then forms what appears to be an elliptical galaxy as the arms begin to disappear.
Table of Contents
- Q. What happens when two galaxies approach each other?
- Q. Which factors are most likely to affect whether a galaxy will evolve by merging with a second galaxy Brainly?
- Q. How long does it take for two galaxies to merge?
- Q. What happens when two quasars collide?
- Q. What happens when two supermassive black holes merge?
- Q. What are quasars in space?
- Q. Who invented the magnetic field?
Q. Which factors are most likely to affect whether a galaxy will evolve by merging with a second galaxy Brainly?
(1 point) its proportion of gas compared to that of the other galaxy. its distance from the other galaxy. its size compared to that of the other galaxy. its age compared to that of the other galaxy.
Q. How long does it take for two galaxies to merge?
One study found that large galaxies merged with each other on average once over the past 9 billion years. Small galaxies coalesced with large galaxies more frequently. Note that the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are predicted to collide in about 4.5 billion years.
Q. What happens when two quasars collide?
Quasars have supermassive black holes at their centres so when the quasars collide, the effect is seemingly on the black holes. The same thing happens with black holes. When they collide, in a fraction of a second, one black hole is given enough of a kick to get blasted off.
Q. What happens when two supermassive black holes merge?
When two black holes spiral around each other and ultimately collide, they send out gravitational waves – ripples in space and time that can be detected with extremely sensitive instruments on Earth.
Q. What are quasars in space?
A quasar (/ˈkweɪzɑːr/; also known as a quasi-stellar object, abbreviated QSO) is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN), in which a supermassive black hole with mass ranging from millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun is surrounded by a gaseous accretion disk.
Q. Who invented the magnetic field?
In 1882, Nikola Tesla identified the concept of the rotating magnetic field. In 1885, Galileo Ferraris independently researched the concept. In 1888, Tesla gained U.S. Patent 381,968 for his work.
