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Astronomers Discover Unexpected Driver Behind Galactic Chaos


An international team led by Australian research center ASTRO 3D reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies. Galaxies start life with their stars rotating in an orderly pattern but in some the motion of stars in more random. Until now, scientists have been un

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