'Monster Galaxy' <br />Is Forming Stars <br />1,000 Times Faster <br />Than Milky Way Astronomers have captured <br />the most detailed view <br />yet of a "monster galaxy" <br />generating stars like crazy. This type of galaxy is referred to as <br />a starburst galaxy. Such galaxies are believed to be the ancestors of today's elliptical galaxies. This particular galaxy, called <br />COSMOS-AzTEC-1, was found <br />by researchers at the National <br />Astronomical Observatory of Japan. The galaxy is approximately <br />12.4 billion light years away, <br />and contains unstable molecular clouds <br />that are causing the rapid star formation. Ken-ichi Tadaki, lead author, via 'USA Today' The team put a map together by using the <br />Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter <br />Array, to show how the gas moves <br />in the galaxy. It is estimated that the gas from the galaxy will be consumed 10 times <br />faster than other <br />star-forming galaxies.
