Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from on (#3VDJ9)
The M32 galaxy was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists say
The Milky Way once had a massive galactic sibling that was shredded and consumed by our closest neighbour, Andromeda, scientists have discovered.
The dramatic sequence of events, dating back 2bn years, was reconstructed through a detailed survey of stars in the faint halo surrounding the Andromeda galaxy.
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