Hubble Resolves Puzzle About Loner Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569

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Hubble Resolves Puzzle About Loner Starburst Galaxy NGC 1569

Post by bystander » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:45 am

Hubble Resolves Puzzle About Loner Starburst Galaxy

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=7679
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archiv ... 8/image/a/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubbl ... 81120.html

Astronomers have long wondered why a small, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
Provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute
Astronomy.com - Nov 21, 2008
Hubblesite.org - Nov 20, 2008

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http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0 ... alaxy.html
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