The observations suggest that
galaxies in clusters evolve from spirals to ellipticals over the course of about 5 billion years.
Not exact matches
In terms of mass they lie between the more commonly found stellar - mass and supermassive types of black hole [3], and could tell us about how black holes grow and
evolve within
clusters like Messier 15, and within
galaxies.
These enhanced capabilities will allow scientists to observe the gas squeezed within
galaxy clusters, determining its composition, motion, and turbulence, all for a better understanding of how chemical elements
evolved within the universe and what role interstellar gases play
in star and
galaxy formation.
The protocluster is likely to
evolve, over 12 billion years, into a system much like the nearby Coma
cluster of
galaxies, shown
in the image below.
The dusty cloud, the results suggest, will likely
evolve into one of the most massive young
clusters of stars
in our
galaxy.