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Recent Cosmic Collision Shakes Up Milky Way History

Gizmodo 1:15 pm on June 10, 2024

Astronomers using Gaia space telescope data found evidence suggesting the last major galactic collision occurred just three billion years ago, revealing our Milky Way's history is more recent than previously thought.

Gaia data used for new discovery
Last significant merger identified as three billion years old
Revised timeline of the Milky Way's formation and interactions
Implications on our understanding of galactic evolution

https://gizmodo.com/milky-way-galaxy-recent-collision-gaia-1851523171

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