Astronomers uncover 'missing link' galaxy

Astronomers uncover 'missing link' galaxy

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Astronomers have uncovered a type of galaxy that represents a missing link in our understanding of how galaxies – including our own Milky Way – evolve.

The unusual red spiral galaxies, setting out on the road to retirement after a lifetime of forming stars, have shed new light on how a galaxy’s mass and local environment dictate the rate at which it grows old – and the process, it seems, is surprisingly graceful.

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Fascinating. The universe never fails to amaze me, with new answers and new questions being raised every day.

It's incredible to think that the astronomical change occurring around us on a day to day basis could be nothing more than 'growth', or evolution.

Galaxies can be seen as living beings, gracefully aging, not so dissimilar to us.



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