Like a galactic centipede.
, provides support for the theory of hierarchical assembly, which states that galaxies grow by subsuming smaller satellite galaxies. "This discovery,","is observational evidence that the process of hierarchical assembly has worked also in shaping our closest satellites."Specifically, the discovery came in the form of the observation and analysis of a globular cluster named NGC 2005, one of 60 globular clusters known to exist in the LMC.
, Andromeda. Though worry not, this wouldn't take place for another 4 billion years. Still, those findings alongside the new University of Bologna research both highlight the fact that the Universe is a constantly evolving beast, and that galaxies constantly consume one another, leaving only the ghosts of star systems behind.
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