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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps. Astronomers have dubbed the ancient galaxy Loki, after the Norse god of mischief.

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The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps. Astronomers have dubbed the ancient galaxy Loki, after the Norse god of mischief.

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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps | CNN
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Unusual stellar remnants suggest the Milky Way might have eaten a galaxy called Loki billions of years ago, according to new research.
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      What are you talking about? That quote does not appear in the article.

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          It reads to me that the event occurred billions of years ago, not the naming.

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      Oh neat the 800th reference to loki this year. What edge.

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