Galaxy Collision Debris a Laboratory to Study Star Formation

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 10:35 in Astronomy & Space

Researchers have shown that the process of star formation in areas of debris formed when two galaxies collide is essentially the same as star formation inside galaxies, meaning that the intergalactic medium can be a used as a simpler, more accessible laboratory for the study of stellar evolution.

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