Thursday, October 16, 2014

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News


Milky Way ransacks nearby dwarf galaxies

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Astronomers have discovered that our nearest galactic neighbors, the dwarf spheroidal galaxies, are devoid of star-forming gas, and that our Milky Way Galaxy is to blame.

Construction secrets of a galactic metropolis: APEX reveals hidden star formation in protocluster

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:22 AM PDT

Astronomers have used the APEX telescope to probe a huge galaxy cluster that is forming in the early Universe and revealed that much of the star formation taking place is not only hidden by dust, but also occurring in unexpected places. This is the first time that a full census of the star formation in such an object has been possible.

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