- This infrared image, taken with the 8-meter
Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, shows the center
of nearby galaxy M33. According to Ohio State University astronomers,
the image shows evidence of young and intermediate-age stars,
which is unexpected; the central bulge region of a spiral galaxy
would normally contain older stars that date back to the time
the galaxy formed. The finding may expand current theories of
how galaxies form. Photo courtesy of Ohio State University. A
larger, high-resolution image (Tiff file) is available here.
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