"Our Milky Way galaxy gobbled up a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, scientists find
The event represents the Milky Way's earliest-known galactic merger
The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of billions of stars including our sun, has taken a long and complicated path to achieve its current dimensions, as illustrated by new research documenting a milestone event early in its history."
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First seen: 2026-08-19 ·
Last seen: 2026-08-19 ·
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