Inside SMUGGLE-Ring project: Conveyor belt at the centre of galaxy is fuelling the growth of two massive structures at the same time |
High-resolution hydrodynamical simulation from the SMUGGLE-Ring project: a stellar bar forms in a Milky-Way-like galaxy and channels gas inward along bar-driven inflow lanes. Image Credit: Dr. SungWon Kwak/Leibniz-Institutfür Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) The centres of most galaxies, including the Milky Way, contain complex structures that have fascinated astronomers for a long time. These regions are dominated…