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Bigger Galaxy Eats Smaller Neighbor

Posted by michael on from the tastes-like-chicken dept.

Mr.Happy3050 writes "CNN is reporting here that the large galaxy Centarus A absorbed a smaller neighboring galaxy 200-400 million years ago. The absorption created a line of blue stars thousand of light-years across."

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  1. CNN's new promo slogan: by polyphemus-blinder · · Score: 0, Troll

    Breaking news every 200-400 million years!!

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    It's all going according to .plan.