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The first complete family tree of our home galaxy – Tech Explorist
An international team of astrophysicists has succeeded in reconstructing the first complete family tree of our home galaxy by analysing the properties of globular…
Globular clusters (GCs) formed when the Milky Way experienced a phase of rapid assembly. The Milky Way hosts over 150 such clusters. Most of these clusters formed in the smaller galaxies that merged to form the galaxy that we live in today.
For decades, the old ages of globular clusters are considered ‘fossils’ to reconstruct galaxies’ early assembly histories. However, it is only with the latest models and observations that it has become possible to realize this promise.
An international team…
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