ALMA Detects Over One Hundred Molecular Species in Nearby Starburst Galaxy
Astronomers utilizing the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have actually found over 100 molecular types in the center of the starburst galaxy NGC 253-- even more than formerly observed in galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
An artist's impression of the center of the starburst galaxy NGC 253. Image credit: NRAO/ AUI/ NSF.
In deep space, some galaxies form stars much faster than our Milky Way Galaxy. These galaxies are called starburst galaxies.
It is still a secret how precisely such an extremely respected development of stars can take place and how it ends.
The opportunity for stars to form depends upon the homes of the raw product from which stars are born, such as molecular gas, a gaseous product of different particles.
Stars form in thick areas within molecular clouds whe...