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Sally Oey is a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan, US, where she studies massive stars and their effects on their host galaxies. She is especially interested in how ultraviolet ionizing radiation escapes from so-called “starburst” galaxies, which contain many bright, young stars th...

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Published in:Physics world 2024-01, Vol.37 (1), p.48-48
Main Author: Harris, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Sally Oey is a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan, US, where she studies massive stars and their effects on their host galaxies. She is especially interested in how ultraviolet ionizing radiation escapes from so-called “starburst” galaxies, which contain many bright, young stars that heat interstellar gas to millions of degrees.
ISSN:0953-8585
2058-7058
DOI:10.1088/2058-7058/37/01/28