Scientists discover a new dwarf galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood

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Using a roughly 27-foot telescope on the summit of a mountain in Hawaii, astronomers have discovered a new satellite dwarf galaxy near our own, and it could be the faintest one ever found.

 

Called Virgo 1, the new dwarf galaxy is located about 280,000 light-years from our solar system, and joins a group of approximately 50 satellite galaxies in the Milky Way’s neighborhood. Since this galaxy is so faint and yet was still discovered, that may mean there are many more out there yet to be glimpsed.\

 

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