Galaxy collision debris - a laboratory to study star formation
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 17:21
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of researchers led by Mederic Boquien of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown that debris formed when two galaxies collide makes a simpler, more accessible laboratory for studying the process of star formation. The team presented their results at a press conference Monday, 2 June at the American Astronomical Society meeting in St. Louis, Missouri...
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