Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week in news, scientists have found a galaxy coming to a smashing end, and a neutron star that's... The most.

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astrobites.org/2020/09/19/how-to-quench-a-galaxy
eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2101/eso2101a.pdf
eso.org/public/news/eso2101/?lang
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https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/t/Tidal+Tails

arxiv.org/abs/2011.00324
nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/images/chandra-studies-extraordinary-magnetar.html
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eso.org/public/images/eso2101a