Durham University researchers find cataclysmic direct hit with Gaia Sausage sent Milky Way into its current position Astronomers have found evidence that the Milky Way was flipped on its side following a direct hit from a wayward galaxy long before the solar system was born. The cataclysmic coll...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/21/milky-way-disc-flip-collision-dwarf-galaxy-astronomers)