First detection of a stellar stream outside the Milky Way — visualization of the discovery

Astronomical image of a stellar stream beyond the Milky Way, highlighted by a white box against a galactic field background

The image shows a region of space where astronomers have for the first time detected a stellar stream beyond our Galaxy. The white box highlights an area with anomalous star concentration, indicating the remnant trail of a disrupted dwarf galaxy. This breakthrough enables mapping of the invisible cosmic structure.

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