Showing posts with label new galaxies. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015

ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER 9 NEW DWARF GALAXIES ORBITING THE MILKY WAY





Scientists have identified nine new dwarf galaxies, which is the largest number ever found at once, in orbit around the Milky Way.

The findings by a team of astronomers from the University of Cambridge , newly-released imaging data taken from the Dark Energy Survey, may help unravel the mysteries behind dark matter, the invisible substance holding galaxies together.