Gaia Telescope Reveals Precise Date of the Milky Way's Last Act of Galactic Cannibalism from of the galaxy 2 Watch Video

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Gaia Telescope Reveals Precise , Date of the Milky Way's Last , Act of Galactic Cannibalism.<br/>Space.com reports that the latest findings from the Gaia <br/>space telescope suggest that our Milky Way Galaxy may <br/>have cannibalized a smaller galaxy relatively recently. .<br/>The last major collision between the Milky Way <br/>and another galaxy appears to have occurred billions <br/>of years closer to now than previously believed.<br/>Scientists have long known that the <br/>Milky Way was formed through a series <br/>of violent collisions with other galaxies. .<br/>These massive collisions distribute stars <br/>from the consumed galaxy throughout the <br/>halo that surrounds the Milky Way's main disk. .<br/>Galactic cannibalism sends \