Astronomers believe they have found remains of entire galaxy absorbed by Milky Way
Bill Bowkett
Astronomers believe they have uncovered traces of an entire galaxy consumed by the Milky Way billions of years ago. A research team has identified 20 peculiar stars within our galaxy's disc that appear to be leftovers from a small dwarf galaxy swallowed during the Milky Way's formative years. The findings, published this month in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, point to a cosmic merger that occurred approximately 10 billion years ago. Scientists have dubbed the hypothetica