Canis Major Dwarf
DWARF GALAXY · being eaten right now
Possibly the closest neighboring galaxy of all, and we are devouring it: the Milky Way's gravity is pulling the Canis Major dwarf to shreds, stretching its stars into long streams that wrap around our galaxy. Galaxy growth is not gentle; our own Milky Way was assembled from dozens of such swallowed dwarfs.
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