The Andromeda galaxy ate our sister galaxy

in #space6 years ago

The Andromeda galaxy is our closest galactic neighbor, and it apparently has been hiding a dark past. Scientists from the University of Michigan discovered that this sinister figure cannibalized our sibling approximately two billion years ago. That's right, at one point, the Milky Way had a sister galaxy, and Andromeda ate it.

Fascinating article on space, it's hard to imagine a galaxy eating another galaxy, makes you realize how small and insignificant we all are. And the Andromeda galaxy will eventually eat the Milky Way! If you're interested in space and galaxies, you love this article, hit the link below...

Read the full story here...
https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/23/andromeda-galaxy-ate-milky-way-sibling-m32/

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I do wonder how much of things like this is true ... Although I am coming from the point of view of someone that believes the universe was made by a consciousness rather than being the result of a random sequence of events.

I'm not smart enough to say either way, lol

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