Luminous (In the Process of Merging) Lyrics

A single, odd-looking object
Aftermath of a collision between two spiral galaxies
Collision, which began about 700 million years ago
Enormous burst of star formations

Arp 220,
Found in the Serpens constellation
250 million light-years away
Galactic collision, the early days of the universe

Now in the process of merging!
Now in the process of merging!


Closest Ultra-luminous Infrared Anomaly
Triggered by the merging of two smaller galaxies
Most of its energy output is
Result of a massive burst of star formation,

Luminous far-infrared objects
Including an active nucleus at its core
Galactic mergers often trigger starbursts
May also give rise to supermassive black holes


Glows brightest in infrared light
Arp 220 contains two bright maser sources
Efficient factory for star deaths


Surrounded by a star-forming region
Riddled with a large population of young globular star clusters

Now in the process of merging......
Now in the process of merging......


The core separation phenomenon
Example of two galaxies colliding with one another
Ejecting supermassive quasar bodies
Dynamic cycles of star birth and death


Discoveries on how stars formed and died in the early universe
A prototype for understanding hidden extreme energetic processes
A glimpse of how the earliest galaxies in the universe may have behaved