Our Sun Came Late to the Milky Way's Star-Birth Party

Astronomers compiled a story of our Milky Way's growth by studying galaxies similar in mass to our galaxy, found in deep surveys of the universe. Stretching back more than 10 billion years, the census contains nearly 2,000 snapshots of Milky Way-like galaxies . To learn even more about this study, join Hubble scientists for a live Hubble Hangout discussion at 3pm EDT on Thurs., April 9, on Google+ at http://hbbl.us/kd3, or YouTube at http://hbbl.us/y6r .

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