How are Galaxies born?

jawdirk · January 13, 2005, 10:15pm

Do galaxies ever die? Have all galaxies existed since the time when galaxies were being created, or have new galaxies ever formed (other than through collision)?

Is there a life cycle of galaxies?

What is the eventual fate of a galaxy?

Thanks.

Yeticus_Rex · January 13, 2005, 10:26pm

The GALEX mission is in the process of answering some of your questions.

Ponder_Stibbons · January 13, 2005, 10:47pm

Well, first you have a mommy galaxy and a daddy galaxy that love each other very much …

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