Astronomers found hypervelocity stars racing toward the galactic centre, inferring they could have come from other galaxies
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Astronomers discover dwarf galaxies are being stripped of star formation fuel
New simulations of distant dwarf galaxies show they can have their gas stolen by a larger galaxy, similar to the two Magellanic Clouds encompassing the Milky Way
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Astronomers suggest the Milky Way could be growing every day
When observing galaxies very similar to the Milky Way, researchers have deduced that they are slowly expanding in size
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Small galaxies challenge dark matter
New studies of satellite galaxies in Centaurus A show results that challenge our current understanding of almost 27 per cent of the universe
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X-ray telescope witnesses result of violent crash between heavyweight objects
Astronomers now have the best evidence to date that the energetic events known as gamma-ray bursts produce a very narrow beam or jet