First atomic hydrogen spectral line images of a nearby galaxy
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have now observed the radio emission from the neutral hydrogen gas (HI) in a nearby galaxy. Hydrogen gas emits radio emission in a spectral line at a very specific frequency of 1420 MHz.
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