The Andromeda Galaxy’s Cannibalistic Feasts Revealed by a Dark Stream

The Andromeda Galaxy’s Cannibalistic Feasts Revealed by a Dark Stream
Illustration depicting Dulais Structure globular clusters strewn through Andromeda. Image supplied by Prof. Geraint Lewis/ University of Sydney
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An international team of scientists, led by an astrophysicist from the University of Sydney, has found the leftovers of a colossal cannibalistic feeding event in the far outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy.
Honor students Tim Adams from Sydney University and Yuan Li from the University of Auckland discovered a structure of stars, known as a globular cluster (GC), inside the Andromeda galaxy. The structure originated outside of Andromeda and represents remnants of a huge feeding event, providing evidence that galaxies fatten by consuming smaller systems.
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