Wednesday, September 5, 2012

FOR KIDS: Super star-maker

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate

Web edition : Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

The recently discovered Phoenix cluster is a big deal. About 6 billion light-years away, it?s home to thousands of galaxies and a huge black hole. Phoenix also is the fastest known star-making factory, a new study finds.

One would expect this cluster to produce fewer than one star per year. Instead ?it?s producing 740,? observes MIT astrophysicist Michael McDonald.

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?Super star-maker


Found in: Science News For Kids

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/343706/title/FOR_KIDS_Super_star-maker

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