Milky Way Sibling Found
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The galaxy closest to ours is the Andromeda galaxy. Scientists have come to the conclusion that 2 billion years ago, our galactic neighbor shredded and ate another massive galaxy. The Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan discovered, using a computer model, that M32p, a sibling to our Milky Way, was shredded by Andromeda. This “sibling galaxy” was even larger than our own Milky Way!
This information will help us in understanding how galaxies evolve.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180723142905.htm
