The Magellanic group and its seven dwarf galaxies
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 06:56
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers at the University of Zurich have proposed a new theory for the formation of dwarf galaxies. In a paper published in 'The Astrophysical Journal,' Elena D'Onghia and George Lake solve several outstanding problems by comparing observed dwarfs to supercomputer simulations of their formation (Astrophysical Journal Letters...
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