Strangulation Of Spiral Galaxies: ‘Missing Link’ Discovered

ScienceDaily (2008-11-25) -- Astronomers have uncovered a type of galaxy that represents a missing link in our understanding of galaxy evolution. Galaxy Zoo, which uses volunteers from the general public to classify galaxies, and the Space Telescope A901/902 Galaxy Evolution Survey (STAGES) projects have used their vast datasets to disentangle the roles of "nature" and "nurture" in changing galaxies from one variety to another.[....]