Vigorous star birth without galactic collisions: Herschel paints new story of galaxy evolution
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
The European Space Agency's Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that galaxies do not need to collide with each other to drive vigorous star birth. The finding overturns this long-held assumption and paints a more stately picture of how galaxies evolve.