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Two giant clashes made the Milky Way the massive galaxy it is today

ABC News Australia - Science · 18 August 2026 at 12:58 am

A new study suggests one of the most significant clashes in the history of the Milky Way, dubbed the "Low-energy-Kraken-Heracles" merger, happened 12 billion years ago.

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