A Huge Stream of Flowing Stars Is Evidence of The Milky Means’s Violent Historical past

A Huge Stream of Flowing Stars Is Evidence of The Milky Means’s Violent Historical past

Whenever you look at the night sky, it seems quite serene and peaceful. However, a lot of these seemingly peaceful stars are proof of a violent historical past and now new research is trying to unlock its secrets. Utilizing the data from the Gaia Milky Means mapping survey, Astronomers have detected an immense stream of stars that they consider are the remains of a large dwarf galaxy that dragged into the galactic disc.  Besides, researchers have identified several streams in the milky way that have been linked to dwarf galaxies and globular clusters disturbed by the galaxy’s tidal forces.

Disclaimer: The above article has been aggregated by a computer program and summarised by an Steamdaily specialist. You can read the original article at sciencealert
Close Menu