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Simulations suggest the Milky Way flipped its disk
Key Takeaways
- Researchers used the Auriga simulations to study why the Milky Way’s thick disk rotates slowly.
- The work suggests an ancient merger may have flipped the galaxy’s disk orientation.
- The finding links present-day stellar motions to the Milky Way’s long merger history.
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DT Editorial Team··via universetoday.com