Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the globular cluster system of an ultra-diffuse galaxy designated NGC5846_UDG1. Results of the observations, published April 4 on the arXiv pre-print server , could help us better understand the nature of this galaxy.
Astronomers explore globular cluster system of ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC5846_UDG1
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As the nation’s colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “race-neutral” admissions mandates and the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to campuses with DEI programs, a UC Riverside education professor has offered [...]
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When New York state agencies buy local food for schools, health care facilities, prisons and other public entities, local economies benefit and tax revenue rises. But by how much? And when does it make sense [...]
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