Senior researcher of the Department of Stellar and Galactic Physics at the Main Astronomical Observatory of the NAS of Ukraine, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Marina Ishchenko, in an interview with the online publication "Dzerkalo Tyzhnia," spoke about how astronomers study the past of stars, what is known about the "biography" of the Milky Way, whether scientists have managed to uncover the mystery of the birth of the Universe, what "dark matter" is, and how Ukrainian astronomers work under the conditions of war.
More details in the full version of the interview "Galactic cannibalism: how the Milky Way swallowed neighboring galaxies".