In the past months; A research team of astronomers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom observed a ‘feather’ gas bridge connecting the Milky Way. Details of the observation carried out in Chile were published in the past months.
According to the article published in the Astrophysical Journal, this material extends from the galactic center and joins the galaxy’s two spiral arms. Researchers underlined that such a structure was displayed for the first time. Now, the remains of an unknown lost galaxy have been discovered in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Gaia spacecraft detects the remains of the lost galaxy swallowed by the Milky Way
Gaia, which the European Space Agency sent in 2013 to observe many stars inside the Milky Way Galaxy The third data of the spacecraft, the details of which will be announced in the coming months, were investigated by astronomers. As a result of the research, the Gaia spacecraft detected the remains of a lost galaxy that was engulfed by the Milky Way Galaxy.
Astronomers, who researched based on the data brought by the Gaia spacecraft, named this newly discovered galaxy as “Pontus”, which is one of the children of the goddess Gaia in Greek mythology. According to reports from the spacecraft, it was stated that the Pontus Galaxy fell into the Milky Way approximately 8 to 10 billion years ago.
Finally, in the observations made by astronomers interested in the Gaia spacecraft, it was announced that the development of the Milky Way Galaxy is still continuing, albeit slowly. The European Space Agency stated that it will make other statements on this issue on 13 June 2022.
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