Galactic Traffic Patterns

eldavojohn writes "Using Hubble, researchers have noticed traffic patterns of stars within our own galaxy. From the article, 'Researchers analyzed 47 Tucanae, the second largest cluster in the Milky Way's galactic neighborhood, and determined the cluster sorts out stars according to their masses. Due to the associated gravitational pull, heavier stars slow down and sink to the cluster's core, while lighter stars pick up speed and zip out to the cluster's periphery.' There is speculation that these movements of stars — although tiny — can have significant implications and possibly result in mass segregation."

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How much money did they waste on THIS??

[krell]

How much money did they waste on THIS study? All they had to do is ask the Vogons, who have many reports on file concerning galactic traffic patterns (never mind that you have to file the requests at a planet 18 light years away, and that the files are located in cabinets in mynock-infested rooms).