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Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years

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August 17, 2026 • 60 views
Original source: NASA

New Hubble data shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way in the earliest phases of its evolution.

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