Pains of giving birth to stars gives heft to elliptical galaxies
The rate of star formation might play a bigger role in affecting a galaxy's shape than previously thought, according to a recent study. Galaxies, a smattering of dust, gas and stars glued together by gravitational attraction, come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Edwin Hubble's classic "tuning fork" diagram describes four …
Biting the hand that feeds IT
