Description	The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with several other ground- and space-based telescopes, has captured a galaxy being ripped apart by a galaxy cluster's gravitational field and harsh environment. The finding sheds light on the mysterious process by which gas-rich spiral-shaped galaxies might evolve into gas-poor irregular- or elliptical-shaped galaxies over billions of years. Scientists Profiles: Dr. Luca Cortese's Profile Dr. Cortese was born in Milano, Italy. He took his PhD in Physics and Astronomy at Universita' di Milano-Bicocca (Italy) and Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille. He is now Research Associate in Observational Astronomy at Cardiff University (UK). His research interests are in the various aspects of galaxy evolution with particular interest on environmental effectsLink to Dr. Cortese's Homepage Dr. Jean-Paul Kneib's Profile Dr. Jean-Paul is a French astronomer who does research on gravitational lensing, clusters of galaxies and cosmology. He h
Date	2007-03-02
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