[holykaw.alltop.com] Billions of new stars blaze in galactic bridge

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	--- Reply above this line to comment on this post --- Billions of new stars blaze in galactic bridge Posted by  Futurity to Holy Kaw! The discovery of a galaxy-packed filament offers astronomers a unique opportunity to explore how galaxies evolve and merge to form superclusters. “We are excited about this filament, because we think the intense star formation we see in its galaxies is related to the consolidation of the surrounding supercluster,” says Kristen Coppin, a postdoctoral fellow in astrophysics at McGill University. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/CXC/McGill University View this post » Leave a comment » Sent by Posterous. Unsubscribe from emails. Other questions? We'd love to help.