Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Ahead of Christmas Galaxy Collisions Decorate the Night Sky

(Photo: Daily Mail)

Indonesia - A few days again, Christmas is coming. The world community is preparing to install lights colorful. Not to be outdone, collisions between galaxies is enliven the celebration of Christmas.


Collision of two galaxies which presents a captivating light show. The light seemed to want to participate welcome Christmas. Two galaxies was passed when wading space. Terbenturnya create-beam X-rays are very bright and so beautiful.


Visible there are 28 points of light pink - ultraluminous X-ray source, or ULX abbreviated meaning, X-ray sources are very bright. ULX is still a mystery, but many scientists agree ULX is kind of a strange star system, consisting of a normal star and a black hole around each other.

The researchers suspect, stars peyebab ULX is very young, if the age of the Sun is about 5 billion years, the age of the stars was only about 10 million years. That is why, most of the ULX was found in the spiral arms of the galaxy, where stars are formed.


Source: Daily Mail
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