Milky Way

Ethan Siegel

The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, science communicator & NASA columnist.

Apr 2

This Is How The Milky Way Is Eating Our Galactic Neighbors

Two major galaxies in the local group are already in the process of being devoured by us… and each other.

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The Milky Way is the second-largest galaxy in our local group, which contains some 60 galaxies of various sizes./.../