Newslink: Galaxies Collide! Burst of Star Formation in Milky Way Likely Came from Cosmic Crash

in #newslink7 years ago

A galactic merger in our Milky Way galaxy likely produced a star "baby boom" billions of years ago, according to new research.
Knowledge about this burst of star formation comes courtesy of the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, which monitors the positions and velocities of stars throughout our galaxy.

https://www.space.com/news/galaxies-collide-burst-of-star-formation-in-milky-way-likely-came-from-cosmic-crash

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