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| Subject | Re: Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation |
| Date | Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:30:34 -0000 |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation >> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-close-up-view-galaxies-prompts-re-think.html > > >> Atomic gas is composed of individual hydrogen atoms. It is usually >> found in regions of space that do not contain any planets or stars >> and are largely empty, researchers say. >> >> Molecular gas is made up of pairs of hydrogen atoms bound together, >> and is present in the densest parts of galaxies, where most planets >> and stars form. >> >> The new study, led by the University of Edinburgh, provides the first >> evidence that atomic gas can fuel star formation. This happens when >> atomic gas flows into galaxies but does not have time to convert to >> the molecular form, the team says. >> >> The discovery was made by studying galaxies in which explosions of >> massive stars - known as gamma-ray bursts - have been observed. It >> was thought the stars formed from molecular gas, but recent studies >> have shown these galaxies to be almost entirely deficient in >> molecular gas. Yet more "settled science" unsettled. -- Jim Pennino
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Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 10:29 -0600
Re: Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-10 18:30 +0000
Re: Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-11-10 13:08 -0800
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