Thursday 4 February 2016

A violent wind blown from the heart of a galaxy tells the tale of a merger

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Astronomers have revealed the detailed structure of a massive ionized gas outflow streaming from the starburst galaxy NGC 6240. The light-collecting power and high spatial resolution of Subaru Telescope made it possible to study, for the first time, the complex structure of one of the largest known superwinds being driven by starbirth -- and star death.
via Science Daily
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