Dwarf Galaxy engulfing even smaller dwarf galaxy

Researchers have taken image of the dwarf galaxy, NGC 4449, that is going to engulf another smaller dwarf galaxy.

This is the first time that researchers have proved the engulfment of smaller galaxies to make a bigger galaxy.

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 (top left) and the even tinier galaxy it is about to gobble up (bottom right). 

Image Credit: R. J. GaBany (BBO)/D. Martínez-Delgado (MPIA)

This research has been done by researchers from Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) and UCLA and published online in the February 8 issue of the journal Nature.

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