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Milky Way Devoured Smaller Galaxy About 11.8 Billion Years Ago

Researchers say the ancient collision added stars, gas and dark matter to the Milky Way and helped shape the solar system’s early history.

Summary by The Independent
The Milky Way is known to have been involved in two other massive galactic mergers

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Our galaxy has a much more complex history than previously thought. Recent research shows that, about 11.8 billion years ago, the Milky Way went into collision and devoured a galaxy of smaller dimensions, a massive cosmic event that definitively changed its structure and evolution, informs Reuters. A collision that [...]

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The Milky Way has experienced three large-scale galaxy mergers

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Irish Independent broke the news in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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