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[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Actually our galaxy has had at least 1 other collision according to our current understanding.

https://www.wired.com/story/this-galactic-collision-shaped-the-history-of-the-milky-way/

But our spiral likely formed after.

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