Detection of intergalactic red-giant-branch stars in the Virgo cluster
Detection of intergalactic red-giant-branch stars in the Virgo cluster
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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It has been suspected for nearly 50 years that galaxy clusters contain a population of intergalactic stars ripped from the galaxies during cluster formation, or when the galactic orbits pass through the cluster centre
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Detection of intergalactic red-giant-branch stars in the Virgo cluster
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_851468516
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/35087
