News - Galaxies Meet in a Massive Merger
Update: 2013-07-24
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Astronomers have long pondered the origins of enormous elliptical galaxies in the young Universe. An event spotted by the recently ended Herschel mission may help unravel the mystery. Two massive spiral galaxies merged to create a giant elliptical galaxy, which were previously believed to form through the absorption of dwarf galaxies over time.
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