red geyser

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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A galaxy which has stopped star formation due to the energetic winds spewing forth from the active galactic nucleus, heating and disrupting gas accumulation and collapse to form new stars, resulting in a population of aging reddening stars.

词形变化

red geysers plural red geyser galaxy alternative

词源

From red + geyser.
Coined in 2016 by the research team at the SDSS-MaNGA Survey; from being a red galaxy with a galactic nucleus fountaining in its center.
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