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The Andromeda Galaxy Has Swallowed Up Multiple Dwarf Galaxies, Study Finds

Discover Magazine - Thu 3 Oct 19

The Andromeda Galaxy, located some 2.5 million light-years from Earth, burns brightly in ultraviolet light in this image taken by NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The ...

The Andromeda Galaxy has swallowed up multiple dwarf galaxies, study finds, Astronomy.com - Thu 3 Oct 19

This galaxy has been on a feeding frenzy and the Milky Way is next

ABC Science - Wed 2 Oct 19

The Milky Way's neighbour Andromeda is only a few billion years from colliding with our galaxy and scientists just discovered it's been on a feeding frenzy in the ...

A 10-billion-year history of Andromeda’s galactic cannibalism

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 2 Oct 19

The findings could shed light on the fate of the Milky Way. Richard A Lovett reports.

Andromeda galaxy ate several dwarf galaxies in two-course lunch

Newscientist - Wed 2 Oct 19

Our nearest major galaxy, Andromeda, has eaten several smaller galaxies over its lifetime. Now we have reconstructed the story of the meal from the leftover debris

Galaxy next to us is 'violent' and coming to eat the Milky Way, scientists say

The Independent - Wed 2 Oct 19

Andromeda has swallowed other galaxies as it will ours, researchers find

The violent history of the big galaxy next door

Phys.org - Wed 2 Oct 19

Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now set its sights on the Milky Way as its next main course.   

The violent history of the big galaxy next door, SpaceDaily - Thu 3 Oct 19
The violent history of the big galaxy next door, Eurekalert - Wed 2 Oct 19
The violent history of the big galaxy next door, ScienceDaily - Wed 2 Oct 19

Building Andromeda: Galaxy ended up with stars orbiting at right angles

Ars Technica - Sun 6 Oct 19

Our nearest big neighbor has a complicated history that's hard to explain.

Milky Way galaxy on 'collision course' with nearby 'monster' galaxy

FOXNews - Thu 3 Oct 19

The home to all life as we know, the Milky Way galaxy, is on a "collision course" with its cosmic neighbor, Andromeda, according to a new study. But you needn't fret, astronomers say — it ...

Apparently the Andromeda galaxy is a monstrous cannibal that binge eats smaller galaxies - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 2 Oct 19

Turns out our next door neighbor is the Hannibal Lecter of galaxies.

The Andromeda Galaxy Has Been Devouring Other Galaxies Since It Was a Baby (And Earth Is Next)

SPACE.com - Wed 2 Oct 19

The cannibal next door has an even mightier appetite than we thought.

The Andromeda Galaxy Has Been Devouring Other Galaxies Since It Was a Baby (And Earth Is Next), Livescience - Wed 2 Oct 19

Earth will one day be swallowed by a cannibal galaxy as it envelops the Milky Way

Daily Mail - Wed 2 Oct 19

Researchers from the Australian National University revealed the Andromeda galaxy has been absorbing and shredding smaller star systems for billions of years.

The Andromeda galaxy has been binge eating smaller galaxies - CNET

CNET - Wed 2 Oct 19

The Milky Way's next door neighbor is a real cannibal.

Scientists map Andromeda's history of eating nearby galaxies

UPI - Thu 3 Oct 19

Galaxies grow by consuming other galaxies. They're cannibalistic. But according to a new study, the Milky Way's closest large neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, has a particularly voracious appetite.

Gemini Observatory with NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory

Eurekalert - Wed 2 Oct 19

Astronomers have uncovered two historic events in which the Andromeda Galaxy underwent major changes to its structure. The findings shed light not only on the evolution and formation of the ...

Two Ancient Migration Events in the Andromeda Galaxy, Newswise - Wed 2 Oct 19