Too Many Massive Stars!
Astronomers using ALMA and the VLT have independently found an excess of massive stars in both distant and nearby starburst galaxies.
Massive stars shine brilliantly but have short lives...
...whereas less massive stars like the Sun, shine more modestly for billions of years.
These findings challenge current ideas about the history of star formation…
… and suggests stars can be born with masses 300 times that of the Sun!
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