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| When galaxies switch off: Hubble's COSMOS survey solves 'quenched' galaxy mystery Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:54 AM PDT Some galaxies hit a point in their lives when their star formation is snuffed out, and they become "quenched". Quenched galaxies in the distant past appear to be much smaller than the quenched galaxies in the Universe today. This has always puzzled astronomers -- how can these galaxies grow if they are no longer forming stars? A team of astronomers has now used a huge set of Hubble observations to give a surprisingly simple answer to this long-standing cosmic riddle. |
| Under leaden skies: Where heavy metal clouds the stars Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:52 AM PDT Astronomers have discovered two unusual stars with extremely high concentrations of lead in their atmospheres. |
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