Thursday, July 25, 2013

ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


Starburst to star bust: Light shed on mystery of missing massive galaxies

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT

The cosmic fireworks that characterize a starburst galaxy can abruptly fizzle out after only a relatively brief period of star formation, and astronomers want to know why.

Solar system's youth gives clues to planet search

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 08:42 AM PDT

Comets and meteorites contain clues to our solar system's earliest days. But some of the findings are puzzle pieces that don't seem to fit well together. A new set of theoretical models shows how an outburst event in the Sun's formative years could explain some of this disparate evidence. The research could have implications for the hunt for habitable planets outside of our solar system.

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