Larger Galaxies Continuously Feed on Smaller Ones

While investigating nearby galaxies, including our closest neighbor Andromeda, astronomers were surprised to discover that most of them showed signs of having gobbled down smaller galaxies. The structures, too small to make it on their own around the giants they orbited, were cannibalized and... [ read more >> ]

A new photo of the Andromeda Galaxy. It has been cannibalizing on at least two smaller galaxies over the past few billions of years, a new study shows

Image comment: A new photo of the Andromeda Galaxy. It has been cannibalizing on at least two smaller galaxies over the past few billions of years, a new study shows
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A new photo of the Andromeda Galaxy. It has been cannibalizing on at least two smaller galaxies over the past few billions of years, a new study shows