Surprise 'fossil galaxy' spotted near mighty Andromeda - Space.com

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Elizabeth Howell
by Elizabeth Howell
The smudge in the sky is a hint of what early galaxies looked like.
An amateur astronomer found a fossilized surprise in the well-studied sky near the bright Andromeda Galaxy. Skywatcher Giuseppe Donatiello spotted an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, now dubbed Pegasus V, … [+3630 chars]
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