Galactic tendrils shed light on evolution of spiral galaxies

For the first time, a new survey has detected the telltale structures of spiral galaxies swallowing smaller dwarf companions in star cities more distant than our immediate galactic neighborhood, opening up the possibility of testing our current views of galaxy evolution in a new way.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=10199

Time: 8. Sep. 2010

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: evolution, galactic, galaxies, spiral