Andromeda Galaxy Swallowed Many Dwarf Galaxies During Its Lifetime
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An analysis of data from the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey (PAndAS) has uncovered two major episodes of accretion, probably separated by billions of years, in which the Andromeda galaxy, a neighbor to our Milky Way Galaxy, gobbled up several small galaxies.
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Natural oscillations from ancient star reveal age of galactic
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My 29 hour exposure of the Trianglum Galaxy taken with a 14.5
Are there galaxies that have smaller galaxies orbiting them? - Quora
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Andromeda Galaxy Archives - Page 2 of 5 - Universe Today
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Discovered: Milky Way's long-lost galactic sibling
Are there galaxies that have smaller galaxies orbiting them? - Quora
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Huge galaxies grow by eating nearby smaller ones – Sciworthy
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NASA Chat: Giant Black Holes in the Early Universe - NASA
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Andromeda Galaxy - Wikipedia
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Andromeda Galaxy: Most Up-to-Date Encyclopedia, News & Reviews
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Milkdromeda – sciencesprings
Are there any galaxies closer to the Milky Way than the Andromeda
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The Secrets of Our Cosmic Home Revealed, by M.A. Sonncraft