Astronomers discover that galaxies are either asleep or awake

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Astronomers have probed into the distant universe and discovered that galaxies display one of two distinct behaviors: they are either awake or asleep, actively forming stars or are not forming any new stars at all.

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Bluer galaxies are actively "awake" and forming stars, while redder galaxies have shut down and are "asleep." (Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF team)

Source:Science Daily
 
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