Maps Unveil the Source of Starburst Galaxy's Winds
SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-11-19
TOPICS:
Spiral Galaxies • Starburst Galaxy • Starburst Region • Galaxy • Milky Way • Atlas Of Peculiar Galaxies • Ngc • Environment • Technology_internet
[82 diggs @ Space] A research group at Kyoto University has found that shocks are the primary energy sources that excite the galactic wind region of starburst galaxy NGC 253. Their images of the center of this galaxy, bright with intense star formation, have generat...
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