The Milky Way may be surrounded by ‘too many’ galaxy clusters, new discoveries suggest

A photo of the Subaru Telescope against the night sky with the Milky Way clearly visible

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown pair of potential satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. The locations of these dwarf galaxies suggest that hundreds of other unknown miniaturized galaxies could be hiding around us — potentially challenging our understanding of the galaxy’s edges. A satellite galaxy is a group of stars, either in a circular … Read more