Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS)

We aim to understand the interplay of the small-scale physics of gas and star formation with galactic structure and galaxy evolution. Observations of nearby galaxies will be utilized to understand how physics at or near the “cloud” scale are affected by galaxy-scale conditions, how they affect still smaller scale processes, and how these influence the evolution of whole galaxies.

ALMA_C0_2_1_movie.m4v

Credit: F. Santoro & A. Leroy/PHANGS/ALMA

ngc628_muse_spectra_1280x720.mp4

Credit: F. Santoro & T. Müller (HdA)/PHANGS/MUSE

ESO messenger article on PHANGS

PRESS/PRESS RELEASES

Les Astronomes dévoilent les entrailles invisibles des galaxies, 2019 February, Le Figaro

What 100,000 Star Factories in 74 Galaxies Tell Us about Star Formation Across the Universe, 2019 January, NRAO/JAO press release