Chandra validates theory of formation of spiral galaxies

SPIRALING DOWN: NASA's Chandra orbiting X-ray observatory has validated a theory about the formation of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, detecting a halo of hot gas exactly where theory predicted it would be, surrounding a spiral galaxy 100 million light years distant. Showing up as a faint blue...

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