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PHANGS Project

February 7 , 2024 163 days 474 0
  • James Webb Space Telescope recently observed 19 nearby face-on spiral galaxies as part of its contributions to the PHANGS program.
  • PHANGS ALMA survey focuses on the molecular gas disks in 90 nearby galaxies that are typical of star-forming massive galaxies in the nearby universe.
  • PHANGS project is a large, long-standing initiative supported by more than 150 astronomers worldwide.
  • PHANGS stands for Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS.
  • The project aims to understand the interplay of the small-scale physics of gas and star formation.

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