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Computer simulations shed light on Milky Way’s missing red giants

8 June 2016 Astronomy Now

New computer simulations from the Georgia Institute of Technology provide a conclusive test for a hypothesis of why the centre of the Milky Way appears to be filled with young stars but has very few old ones. According to the theory, the remnants of older, red giant stars are still there — they just aren’t bright enough to be detected with telescopes.

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  • First colour images from Euclid space telescope get rave reviews
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  • New comet predicted to brighten rapidly as it sprints Sunwards
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  • NASA picks up faint carrier signal from Voyager 2
    2 August 2023
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