Kapteyn’s star and its planets likely come from a dwarf galaxy now merged with the Milky way. Bottom right panel shows characteristic streams of stars resulting from such a galactic merging event. Credit: Victor Robles, James Bullock and Miguel Rocha Univ Of Ca/UCI, Joel Primack/UCSC
Kapteyn’s star and its planets likely come from a dwarf galaxy now merged with the Milky way. Bottom right panel shows characteristic streams of stars resulting from such a galactic merging event. Credit: Victor Robles, James Bullock and Miguel Rocha Univ Of Ca/UCI, Joel Primack/UCSC