Enormous dwarf satellite galaxy of Milky Way discovered
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
Using data from ESA's Gaia spacecraft, astronomers have discovered a new Milky Way satellite in the constellation Antlia. The newly found dwarf galaxy, named Antlia 2, is several times larger when compared to other systems of similar luminosity. The finding is detailed in a paper published November 9 on arXiv.org.