Astronomers Uncover Micro 'Galaxy' Orbiting the Milky Way
The weird, faint star system—the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found—could be under the influence of dark matter.
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The weird, faint star system—the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found—could be under the influence of dark matter.
The Dark Energy Survey Instrument's first dataset is in scientists' hands. It indicates that Dark Energy could be evolving with time.
If confirmed as a galaxy, the system would be the faintest galaxy ever discovered — and may suggest that many others remain to be discovered.
The object currently known as UMa3/U1 is the faintest star cluster known, and it may be rich in dark matter.
The faint star system — the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found — could be under the influence of dark matter.