Visualization of the Milky Way — witness to cosmic cannibalism

Milky Way in the night sky: galaxy that absorbed LKH 11.8 billion years ago

The image captures the Milky Way — our home galaxy, which absorbed the dwarf galaxy LKH 11.8 billion years ago. This process, known as cosmic cannibalism, left traces in the structure and motion of the Milky Way’s stars.

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