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... findings left open the question of whether or not dwarf galaxies or other galaxies dominate the intergalactic metallic enrichment process. (NASA, “Dwarf Galaxies Give Universe a Breath of Fresh Oxygen,” news release ... of NGC 1569,” Astrophysical Journal 574, no. 2 (1 August 2002): 663-692.) July 2002 July August 2002 August Aug 1 2002 1 Aug 2 2002 2 Aug 3 2002 3 ...

... many more galaxies outside of ours. By studying galaxies and their gravitational effects on each other we can predict that there are many more galaxies than there are stars in our galaxy—400 billion. Andromeda and the Triangulum are the two galaxies closest to us. These galaxies, plus our own, are part of the 35 galaxies that ... of the Virgo Supercluster which contains around 100 similar groups of galaxies. The largest of these groups has about 2,000 galaxies in it. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall ...

... to other documented galaxies, their find was a relatively young galaxy-probably formed less than 1 billion years after the Big Bang. The galaxy resides near the constellation Virgo. Ironically, since the galaxy lies 14 ... new understanding of the period when stars began to congregate into galaxies. January 1996 January February 1996 February Feb 1 1996 1 Feb 2 1996 2 Feb 3 1996 3 Feb 4 1996 ...

There are three kinds of galaxies and they all look different. Spiral galaxies, like ours, look like a pinwheel fan or water swirling down a drain. A barred galaxy is similar to a ... type is the elliptical galaxy, which is kind of egg-shaped with no distinct arms. Galaxies differ from each other in two ways—shape and size. Some galaxies are much smaller than ... others are much larger. The smallest has about 30 million stars, while the biggest known galaxy has trillions of stars. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

... heading toward each other and will collide in about three billion years But the closest galaxy to us was only recently discovered, in November 2003, and is called the Canis Major ... about 42,000 light years from the actual center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy was found by an international team of astronomers as part of the Two-Micron ... night sky that were previously hidden by the bright light of our own Milky Way Galaxy. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the ...

Discovery of galaxies Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 about 3 million light years from earth was reported in Astrophysical Journal ... and thus possibly largest member of local group of galaxies, measuring 50 000 to 100 000 light years in diameter. ''(Astrophysical Journal, 1/1/71, L25-31)'' Washington Post editorial commented on "verbal ...

... Way yet found, could lead to more accurate estimates of the size of earth's galaxy. Announcing his find in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, Dr. S. Christian Simonson of the U ... now, the Magellanic Clouds-twin galaxies about 205 000 light years away-had been considered the galaxies nearest to the Milky Way. Dr. Simonson's new galaxy had been christened Snickers by his colleagues, who said "it was like the Milky Way, only peanuts." (B Sun, 2 Nov 75, A23) October 1975 October November 1975 November Nov 1 ...

... announced that the Hubble Space Telescope had caught a clear glimpse of more than 300 galaxies clustered four billion light-years away, giving astronomers their first detailed view of galactic structure ... of the younger universe than in modem clusters of galaxies near us today. The findings have important implications for theories of how galaxies have evolved and are continuing to evolve at an ... /92; San Jose Mercury News, Dec 2/92) November 1992 November December 1992 December Dec 1 1992 1 Dec 2 1992 2 Dec 3 1992 3 Dec 4 1992 4 Dec 5 ...

... . Because of the slow, active star formation in the two galaxies, astronomers regard them as excellent sites for studying the evolution of galaxies and stars. JAXA ’s Akari satellite, also known as ... stellar evolution. '' JAXA , “The Quest To Unravel the Mysteries of Galaxy Formation: Infrared Images of the Large Magellanic Cloud,” press release, 1 November 2006, http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2006/11/20061101 ...

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