Discover 2 identical copies of the Milky Way

For the first time, astronomers have discovered two galaxies that are almost identical to our Milky Way galaxy.

The discovery was made possible by the GAMA survey - a project to collect data from six telescopes to build a 3D map of galaxies in the universe. The result of this research has just been submitted to the International Astronomical General Assembly in Beijing on August 23.

The team published a photo showing one of the most accurate copies of the Milky Way ever.

The photo of the GAMA202627 galaxy - one of the two most accurate copies of
the Milky Way ever - with its two companions. (Photo: Daily Mail)

In this picture of the larger galaxy with the symbol GAMA202627, it appears very clearly that its two companions (circled in yellow). The greener parts represent younger and hotter stars like many stars discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.

According to the researchers, the Milky Way is a fairly typical galaxy in the group of 20 galaxies known collectively as Local Group (LG), but when paired with adjacent neighbors - Magellanic clouds - it becomes The castle is rare and may be in a different form.

The Daily Mail page quoted astronomer Dr. Aaron Robotham as saying: 'We have discovered that about 3% of our galaxies similar to the Milky Way have companion galaxies like Magellanic clouds - really rare phenomenon. In total, we found 14 galaxies like ours, but only two of them are exact copies. '

The Milky Way is locked up in a complicated dance of close companions, large and small Magellanic clouds, which are clearly visible in the night sky in the western hemisphere. Many galaxies have smaller galaxies in orbit around them. Even so, there are no galaxies that have you moving as big as the Magellanic clouds.