Astronomers have just discovered a stellar stream as long as the Milky Way
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Astronomers discovered a massive stellar stream in galaxy M61 that stretches 163,000 light-years, roughly equal to the Milky Way's length. The stream likely formed billions of years ago when M61's gravity tore apart a dwarf galaxy, scattering its stars across space in an extremely violent cosmic collision.
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