Sentences with phrase «what type of galaxy»

From our point of view, it is difficult to discern exactly what type of galaxy NGC 949 is, but it is certainly a disc galaxy of some kind, most likely a spiral (Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA)

The rate of star formation may be the determining factor in what type of galaxy will form.

Not exact matches

Earth is part of our solar system, our solar system is a very small neighborhood in a spiral arm of our galaxy, our galaxy is one of the smaller of the billions of galaxies that are the residue of the Big Bang - this is where we are at right now... using several different types of telescopes analyzing several types of radiation and using our mathematics to calculate distortions in light waves to calculate dimensions, distance and mass — doing this we can generate a physical picture of what is actually happening our there.

In a paper soon to be published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, they draw attention to a type of star system discovered in 2000 that bridges the gap between what would traditionally be thought of as a cluster and a galaxy.

«Based on what we know about star formation in galaxies of different types, we can infer when and how many black holes formed in each galaxy,» Elbert said.

To test whether this is really happening, Bramante suggests looking for type Ia supernovae in areas with lots of dark matter, the central region of a galaxy, say, and checking to see if their progenitor stars differ from what we expect.

This type of hardware software integration is what makes Galaxies the iPhone of Android.