Nearby dwarf galaxy and possible protogalaxy discovered
Friday, January 11, 2013 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Peering deep into the dim edges of a distorted pinwheel galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), astronomers at Case Western Reserve University and their colleagues have discovered a faint dwarf galaxy and another possible young dwarf caught before it had a chance to form any stars.