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Galileo's Pendulum

Science, Society, and Fiction from Matthew R Francis

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  • Green Peas, blue stars, and ultraviolet light

    The color of galaxies generally comes from its stars. That makes sense: it’s where the galaxy’s light originates, after all. Galaxies with a lot of young stars will be bluish, while galaxies dominated by older stars will shade toward red. I hedge because we’re seeing an average: by and large, galaxies aren’t going to be…

    Matthew R. Francis

    April 12, 2013
    Astronomy, Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields, Cosmology
    Citizen Science, Cosmology, galaxies, Green Pea galaxies, reionization, stars
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