An international team of astronomers, led by Dr. Kazuya Matsubayshi (Kyoto University), has discovered that outflows of gas from starburst galaxy Messier 82 (see below) collide with a “cap” of gas clouds 40,000 light-years away from the galactic disk. Shockwaves (Note 1) from M82’s central starburst region are the most likely source of the [continue reading]