A stream of cold gas is unexpectedly feeding the far-off Anthill Galaxy
The stream could keep the galaxy supplied with star-forming fuel for a billion years
![A telescope image of a long stream of cold cosmic gas seen as a blue line coming off a big purple circle on a dark background.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/040323_lg_ALAMAgascloud_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A long stream of cold cosmic gas, highlighted in light blue, flows into the Anthill Galaxy in this image from the ALMA telescope array. A large reservoir of gas inside the galaxy is shown in purple and dark blue.
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