Researchers found a cluster of about 60 stars orbiting the Milky Way galaxy
An international team of scientists led by University of Victoria astronomers have discovered an ancient group of stars orbiting our own galaxy.
“It is either the faintest ancient star cluster known to date, or the faintest and closest known dwarf galaxy ever discovered,” said Simon Smith, a PhD student at the university and the lead author of the recent Astrophysical Journal paper describing the find, in a news release. “Being able to detect such a tiny system, with only about 60 stars, speaks for the quality of the data that the team had to work with.
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