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Topic: Star Formation

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Albert Einstein

Currently has on their coffee table:

New Scientist

Dream job(s):

Astronaut

Favorite era(s):

The future

Interest(s):

Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry

Favorite great thinker(s):

Stephen Hawking, Ptolemy, Johannes Kepler

Favorite movie(s):

Star Wars, Star Trek, Independence Day

Favorite computer game(s):

X-Wing, Ultima Series

Starsign:

Aquarius

Favorite destination(s):

The Moon

Favorite quote(s):

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back')

Expert Talk

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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator

The formation of galaxies Among the stars in the sky are faint smudges of light that look different from the sharp points of stars themselves.
Keel) on star formation in the nearby clusters of galaxies Hercules (Abell 2151) and Abell 1367.
Over time the formation of stars has consumed the supply of gas in galaxies, and hence the population of stars is waning.

Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom

The stars were in a strange formation that year and we were keeping a close eye on all the babies that were born.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Galaxies are complicated physical systems; we use observations and computational modelling to study the processes which regulate the formation of stars in galaxies both now and in the past.
Theoretical work involves analytical studies on all scales, from the formation of stars and their subsequent evolution to the formation of large clusters of galaxies.
Research is designed to determine the large-scale structure of the universe, to study the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, and to detect planets around stars.

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