Science
The Milky Way’s twin contradicts a popular theory about our galaxy – Inverse
A new study contradicts the origin story of the Milky Way, suggesting that it evolved gradually over time rather than being formed by a giant collision.
While observing a distant galaxy located 320 million light years away
, a team of astronomers from Australia stumbled upon something oddly familiar.
The galaxy, dubbed UGC 10738, had a thick disc containing ancient stars formed billions of years ago and a thin disc of relatively younger stars. The two star-filled discs were strikingly similar to those located in the Milky Way galaxy.
This revelation presented the astronomers with a rare opportunity to compare our own galaxy with its very own galactic…
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