RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoThe Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps. Astronomers have dubbed the ancient galaxy Loki, after the Norse god of mischief.www.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down11
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkThe Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps. Astronomers have dubbed the ancient galaxy Loki, after the Norse god of mischief.www.cnn.comRegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·12 days ago Unusual stellar remnants suggest the Milky Way might have eaten a galaxy called Loki billions of years ago, according to new research.
minus-squareBonesince1997@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days agoIt reads to me that the event occurred billions of years ago, not the naming.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·12 days agoBoth make grammatical sense, and we solve it using context. I pointed out the nonsensical version because it’s fun.
It reads to me that the event occurred billions of years ago, not the naming.
Both make grammatical sense, and we solve it using context. I pointed out the nonsensical version because it’s fun.