Sunday, 12 April 2015

Our Sun came late to the Milky Way's star-birth party

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Our Sun came late to the Milky Way's star-birth party
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2015 - In one of the most comprehensive multi-observatory galaxy surveys yet, astronomers find that galaxies like our Milky Way underwent a stellar "baby boom," churning out stars at a prodigious rate, about 30 times faster than today. Our sun, however, is a late "boomer." The Milky Way's star-birthing frenzy peaked 10 billion years ago, but our sun was late for the party, not forming until rough ... more


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