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Dwarf Galaxies Like the Magellanic Clouds Have Their Own Small Satellite Galaxies


Massive galaxies like the Milky Way have smaller satellite galaxies that are tidally disrupted and absorbed. Astronomers think this is how galaxies assemble hierarchically. New research examines galaxies much less massive than the Milky Way to see if they also have their own, much less massive satellites.

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