Re: "Baby Boomer" Galaxy RUTSES Milky Way 4,000 to 10

Quiet, Chris Mihos <cmihos@xxxxxxxxx> -- I'm transmitting rage.

On Jul 17, 12:57 pm, "Bill Hileman" <discgolf...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Perhaps Prof. Mihos can explain what a "Distant Universe" is?

http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=71999

Star Boomer Galaxy Found in Distant Universe

Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that whips out some 4,000 stars
every year, making it one of the most active galaxies known to us. In
comparison, the Milky Way creates 10 stars every year. The discovery
challenges current theories.

One popular theory on how galaxies churn out stars is the Hierarchical
Model, which states that galaxies build up their stars over time by
merging with tiny pieces of other galaxies. However, the baby boomer
galaxy is putting stars out in one burst.

The starburst galaxy was discovered using a collaboration of different
telescopes, including NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Japan's Subaru
Telescope, which first discovered it. The baby boomer galaxy is more
than 12 billion light years away.

Oh good lord, that's one awfully written article.

"challenges current theories"? i think not. this is kind of what we
expect -- massive galaxies in the early universe must have formed
stars at a furious rate. the "Hierarchical Model" that is referred to
is likely correct, but not all galaxies need to be made through slow
accretion.

yeesh. if you want to see a better version of this story, try

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710142942.htm

(oh, and "distant universe" means a distant part of our universe. it's
not meant -- i hope -- to suggest a different universe!)


Maybe the writer was a fan of olde Space Opera, where "universe" meant
"galaxy."

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