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Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way Edward W Olszewski, Steward Obs The Milky Way is a fairly typical large spiral galaxy. Most of the young stars and gas are…

Slide 1 Gamma-Ray Results from Fermi Indirect Detection of Dark Matter Robert P. Johnson U.C. Santa Cruz Department of Physics and Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics…

M101 Group Dave Riebel & Justice Bruursema 12 Februrary 2007 Basic Info Located in the Ursa Major constellation Part of the Virgo supercluster Brightest member, M101…

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Blue Straggler Stars Blue Straggler Stars: the first 40 years, 1953-92 What is a Blue Straggler? “The Failure of Occam’s Razor?” (Mario Livio 1993, ASP Conf. 53, ed.…

Slide 1 Gamma-Ray Results from Fermi Indirect Detection of Dark Matter Robert P. Johnson U.C. Santa Cruz Department of Physics and Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics…

The classification of galaxies according to their shape is a fundamental tool in astronomy. It is through classification schemes that astronomers build a deeper understanding…