Article 6KTEJ Astronomers Uncover Micro 'Galaxy' Orbiting the Milky Way

Astronomers Uncover Micro 'Galaxy' Orbiting the Milky Way

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Isaac Schultz
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A collection of stars 30,000 light-years away is the faintest and lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever found, according to the group of scientists who recently observed it. Oh, and it may be dominated by dark matter, the unknown stuff that makes up about 27% of the universe.

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