Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoSpiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare. Astronomers may finally know why.www.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down19
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkSpiral galaxies like the Milky Way are surprisingly rare. Astronomers may finally know why.www.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareKata1yst@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoActually our galaxy has had at least 1 other collision according to our current understanding. https://www.wired.com/story/this-galactic-collision-shaped-the-history-of-the-milky-way/ But our spiral likely formed after.
Actually our galaxy has had at least 1 other collision according to our current understanding.
https://www.wired.com/story/this-galactic-collision-shaped-the-history-of-the-milky-way/
But our spiral likely formed after.