61: Andromeda's galactic cannibalism
Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 shredded and cannibalized a galaxy similar to the Milky way about two billion years ago.
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*Andromeda's galactic cannibalism uncovered
Scientists have discovered that the Andromeda galaxy M31 - the largest
galaxy in the Milky Way's local galactic group - shredded and cannibalized
a galaxy similar to the Milky way about two billion years ago.
*First evidence of a young star consuming a planet
Scientists may have observed, for the first time, the destruction of a young
planet or planets around their host star.
*Britain to build its own spaceport in Scotland
Britain is set to build its own spaceport for vertical launch vehicles at
Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland.
*August skywatch
One of the oldest known meteor showers - the Perseids -- reaches its climax
this month with around sixty meteors an hour being visible on the night of
August 12.
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