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Default Galaxies become monsters by repeated mergers - Yahoo! News UK

"Half of the largest galaxies near the Milky Way have undergone
relatively recent mergers, suggests a new study.

The research offers the first solid evidence that the most massive
galaxies in the universe grew gradually - rather than in a brief growth
spurt soon after the big bang."

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/06122005/12...d-mergers.html

 




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