Analysis of the star’s chemical composition indicates that it could have originated from a dwarf galaxy that then merged with the Milky Way
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New radio image reveals the true grace of nearby dwarf galaxy
Australia’s new radio telescope has revealed the complexity of the Small Magellanic Cloud’s structure
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Astronomers use the dance of galaxies to see how they merge
The galactic version of David and Goliath, reveal how these gigantic structures coalesce
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Astronomers get rare chance to see ancient galaxy’s demise
The primordial gas of the Little Cub dwarf galaxy is being stripped away by its much larger neighbour
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Spinning black hole caught gulping down star
The mystery extraordinarily brilliant point of light seen in a distant galaxy has been solved
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Large numbers of dwarf galaxies discovered in the early universe
The tiny structures could reveal important details about a productive period of star formation in the cosmos billions of years ago
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Hubble spots two dwarfs entering a city of galaxies
NASA’s space telescope has uncovered two galaxies that have wandered from a vast cosmic wilderness
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Dwarf galaxies more voracious than initially thought
Even those with very low masses are capable of savaging smaller nearby galaxies
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Most Earth-like planets have yet to be born, suggests new research
According to a new theoretical study, when our Solar System was born 4.6 billion years ago, only eight per cent of the potentially habitable worlds that will ever form in the universe existed
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Five facts you didn’t know about the Andromeda galaxy
Despite its familiarity, our closest spiral galaxy still manages to amaze us