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Galaxy’s ‘cannibalism’ revealed

SEP 08, 2009
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BBC News : The vast Andromeda galaxy appears to have expanded by digesting stars from other galaxies, research has shown.When an international team of scientists mapped Andromeda, they discovered stars that they said were “remnants of dwarf galaxies."The astronomers report their findings in the journal Nature . Related Link The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31
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