Saturday 30 December 2017

Chandra Samples Galactic Goulash

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- Lee Mohon
www.nasa.gov

A system in place far away from earth 140 million light years, Arp 299, contains two galaxies that are merging, creating a partially blended mix of stars from each galaxy in the process. However, according to NASAs Chandra X-ray, this stellar mix is not the only ingredient, but also such strong emitters of X-rays that astronomers categorize them as ultra-luminous X-ray sources,” or ULXs. These ULXs are found embedded in regions where stars are currently forming at a rapid rate...click here to continue!

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