A galactic collision ignited stellar fireworks in the Milky Way (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

A galactic collision ignited stellar fireworks in the Milky Way

Caption

A frame from the Auriga simulations, which study galaxies similar to the Milky Way.

Credit

Matthew Orkney and Chervin Laporte

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