Milky Way stole several dwarf constellations from neighbouring galaxy | Technology News, The Indian Express

Milky Way stole several dwarf constellations from neighbouring galaxy | Technology News, The Indian Express

New Delhi |Updated: October 19, 2019 4:10:27 pm

Milky Way stole several dwarf constellations from neighbouring galaxy

According to a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Milky Way has stolen four ultrafaint dwarfs and two other dwarf galaxies named Carina and Fornax from neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy.

Milky Way is a cosmic thief that stole four ultrafaint dwarfs and two classical dwarf constellations. (Image source: Getty/Thinkstock)

The Milky Way stole several dwarf galaxies from the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) galaxy, a newly published study notes. According to the study which has been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, all of this happened because of an ongoing merger between the two galaxies.