Milky Way Collided with Another Galaxy 100 Million Years Ago

An international collaboration of astronomers was recently able to determine that an object – most likely a dwarf galaxy – flew through the disk of the Milky Way around 100 million years ago, the last time this has been known to happen. As a large spiral galaxy, the Milky Way is... [ read more >> ]

Experts find evidence that Milky Way collided with a dwarf galaxy some 100 million years ago

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Experts find evidence that Milky Way collided with a dwarf galaxy some 100 million years ago