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14 days agoThis is so fantastic! (Both in the literal and colloquial sense.)
This is so fantastic! (Both in the literal and colloquial sense.)
Pointy Shootie
Yes absolutely. A galaxy is considered ‘dead’ after it can no longer generate new stars. Here are a couple of articles:
Death of giant galaxies spreads from the core: https://esahubble.org/news/heic1508/
A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago has been observed by astronomers: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/astronomers-spot-oldest-dead-galaxy-yet-observed