Using the Hubble Space Telescope, University of Michigan research fellow Alyson Ford and astronomy professor Joel Bregman proved that old elliptical galaxies, which were considered "dead," are still making new stars.
The scientists saw individual young stars and star clusters in four galaxies that are about 40 million light-years away. One light-year is about 5.9 trillion miles.
Watching the stars
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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, University of Michigan research fellow Alyson Ford and astronomy professor Joel Bregman proved that old elliptical galaxies, which were considered "dead," are still making new stars.
The scientists saw individual young stars and star clusters in four galaxies that are about 40 million light-years away. One light-year is about 5.9 trillion miles.
