apparantly the milky way has been consuming the sagittarius galaxy for some time now. the smaller and much more dense sagittarius is slowly being devoured by the lighter and larger milky way at an astonishing rate...
the sagittarius galaxy has been hidden by gass clouds and dust until recently, it was only discovered in 1994.
scientists discovered the cannibalistic nature of our galaxy by looking for infra red radiation comming off stars known as M giants. these stars are rare in the milky way, but very common in sagittarius. the milky way has been consuming them as if they were "spaghetti" - reuters.
the milky way (blue) and its fatally wounded meal sagittarius (red)
the sagittarius galaxy has been hidden by gass clouds and dust until recently, it was only discovered in 1994.
scientists discovered the cannibalistic nature of our galaxy by looking for infra red radiation comming off stars known as M giants. these stars are rare in the milky way, but very common in sagittarius. the milky way has been consuming them as if they were "spaghetti" - reuters.
the milky way (blue) and its fatally wounded meal sagittarius (red)