Rutgers Professor Kristen McQuinn (IMAGE)

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Rutgers Professor Kristen McQuinn

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Rutgers University Associate Professor Kristen McQuinn led a team that determined that the galaxy Leo P went through three phases: an initial burst of star formation, a “pause” that lasted several billion years and a new round of star formation that is still continuing.

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Luca Mostello/Rutgers University

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