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Ep 165: Gaia and Hubble have traced the Milky Way’s first major collision to a dwarf galaxy…
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Gaia and Hubble have traced the Milky Way’s first major collision to a dwarf galaxy swallowed nearly 12 billion years ago. Top 15 Space & Astronomy Stories Gaia and Hubble trace Milky Way’s first major merger — ESA The two observatories combined proper-motion data from Gaia with deep imaging from Hubble to identify stars that once belonged to a dwarf galaxy accreted early in the Milky Way’s history. The remnant stars now occupy the galactic halo and show distinct chemical patterns and orbital energies that set them apart…
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