Wednesday, July 24, 2002

Chandra discovers dwarf galaxies give universe breath of fresh oxygen - Marshall Center Space News Release 02-183 (07-23-02)







Astronomers have discovered a nearby dwarf galaxy is spewing oxygen and other "heavy" elements into intergalactic space. This observation from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory supports the idea that dwarf galaxies may be responsible for most of the heavy elements between the galaxies.


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