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New infrared images of the Milky Way globular cluster 47 Tucanae (this one recorded at a wavelength of 1.6 micrometers), reveal that both the cluster and the Milky Way's central bulge are 11 billion to 12 billion years old and may have formed simultaneously with the Milky Way’s halo. Credit: H. Richer, NASA, ESA

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  • What implications might this have on the understanding of the "super-massive" black hole at our galactic center? It seems as it may support the hypothesis that "we" collided with another galaxy not too long after our creation. Am I wrong?
    Kim Wright Kim Wright
    May. 5, 2010 at 4:23pm
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