Cosmic Cannibalism: The Milky Way's Feast on Surrounding Galaxies
The Milky Way is likely to consume the dwarf galaxies that surround it due to its intense gravity, as evidenced by the destruction of many dwarf galaxies that were pulled in by the Milky Way in the past few billion years. This raises questions about the amount of dark matter in these galaxies, as their lack of dark matter may have contributed to their destruction. The findings challenge previous assumptions about the longevity of dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way and highlight the difficulty in estimating the dark matter content of absorbed galaxies.