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Teen galaxies hint of early Milky Way
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11-28-2007 2:00 AM
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Astronomers think when it grows up, it could look just like it's distant cousin
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/28/2103608.htm?site=science&topic=space"> Ben Hirschler</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/28/2103608.htm?site=science&topic=space"><P class="first">Astronomers have spotted the young building blocks of galaxies similar to the Milky Way for the first time, giving a tantalising glimpse of how our stellar backyard may have formed.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2007/11/28/2103608.htm?site=science&topic=space"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.abc.net.au/img/AD6D5517-2C47-4D5B-AAFD-256C43BCB5B0" alt="proto-galaxy" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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