Aug. 3, 2018

61: Andromeda's galactic cannibalism

61: Andromeda's galactic cannibalism

Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 shredded and cannibalized a galaxy similar to the Milky way about two billion years ago.

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*Andromeda's galactic cannibalism uncovered

Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 - the largest

galaxy in the Milky Way's local galactic group - shredded and cannibalized

a galaxy similar to the Milky way about two billion years ago.

*First evidence of a young star consuming a planet

Scientists may have observed, for the first time, the destruction of a young

planet or planets around their host star.

*Britain to build its own spaceport in Scotland

Britain is set to build its own spaceport for vertical launch vehicles at

Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland.

*August skywatch

One of the oldest known meteor showers - the Perseids -- reaches its climax

this month with around sixty meteors an hour being visible on the night of

August 12.

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