Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Quasars may answer how starburst galaxies were extinguished

08/02/2017 02:30 PM EDT

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University of Iowa astronomers have located quasars inside four dusty starburst galaxies. The observations suggest quasars may starve this type of galaxy of energy needed to form stars. Results published in the Astrophysical Journal.


Full story at https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/07/quasars-may-answer-how-starburst-galaxies-were-extinguished

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University of Iowa


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