Australian-led Astronomy Project Throws Milky Way’s Origin Story Into Doubt

Australian-led Astronomy Project Throws Milky Way’s Origin Story Into Doubt
Discovery of a galaxy similar to our Milky Way prompts a reassessment of our origin story. Alex Myers/Pixabay
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Astronomers are rethinking our origin story following discoveries about the behaviour of a similar galaxy to our Milky Way.

The first detailed cross-section of another galaxy, dubbed UGC 10738, which is akin to ours, reveals that instead of a violent collision resulting from a freak accident, the Milky Way, in fact, evolved gradually.
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