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GALEX
(redirected from Galaxy Evolution Explorer)

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GALEXGalaxy Evolution Explorer (NASA)


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Byline: ANI Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has identified dwarf galaxies forming out of nothing more than pristine gas likely leftover from the early universe.
During a teleconference Wednesday, scientists from NASA and Caltech described how the Galaxy Evolution Explorer telescope allowed them to view the stunning debris trail left by the star known as Mira.
Recorded by the orbiting observatory known as the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), the images show that about 20 percent of spiral galaxies appear to harbor clusters of newborn stars in the galactic equivalent of Siberia.
 
 
 
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