Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi
(2020)
Journal Article
J. Chaplin, W., M. Serenelli, A., Miglio, A., Morel, T., Mackereth, J. T., Vincenzo, F., …Yıldız, M. (2020). Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi. Nature Astronomy, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0975-9
Over the course of its history, the Milky Way has ingested multiple smaller satellite galaxies. While these accreted stellar populations can be forensically identified as kinematically distinct structures within the Galaxy, it is difficult in general... Read More about Age dating of an early Milky Way merger via asteroseismology of the naked-eye star ν Indi.