The galactic gourmand. (a dwarf galaxy passing through the Milky Way)

The Economist (US) | March 7, 1998 | Copyright

Dwarfs' entrails and fluffy star-tails-is that what the Milky Way is made of?

NEXT time the night sky is clear, look, if the season and latitude are propitious, for the constellation of Sagittarius. That is where the Milky Way is at its brightest. Partly, this is because the galaxy's centre is in Sagittarius (the Milky Way is the visible manifestation, seen edge-on from the inside, of the galaxy's myriad stars). But over the past few years it has emerged that the Milky Way is bright there for another reason, too. Besides seeing the galactic centre, when you look that ...

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