Sentences with phrase «dwarf galaxies also»

The dwarf galaxy also is of interest because it provides clues to how the early simple universe became re-ionized by early star formation, moving it from the so - called cosmic Dark Ages of neutral gases to the development of the complexly structured universe now in existence, where the gas between galaxies is ionized.

Not exact matches

However, some of the DES images also contain stars in dwarf galaxies much closer to the Milky Way.

They also don't know why it's not happening in all dwarf galaxies.

That's a happy conclusion, given that red dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy and also the easiest targets for ground - based telescopes.

The dwarf galaxy Andromeda VII (diffuse, centered), also known as PGC 2807155, is an example of a low surface brightness galaxy ideal for assessing MONDian predictions.

When they calculated the motions of the bodies» stars, they confirmed that the eight not only were dwarf galaxies — the smallest ever seen — but also were as much as 99 % % dark matter.

Looking into the distant, early universe, we would expect dwarf galaxies to be numerous but also too faint to see.

It was once possible to confuse faint dwarf galaxies like Segue 2 with globular clusters — tightly bound clumps of stars that are also known to orbit larger galaxies like the Milky Way.

If all such compact dwarf galaxies are stripped, she argues, then their black holes may also be unexpectedly massive — meaning these behemoths are much more abundant in the universe than previously thought.

Not only could dark atoms explain the lack of dwarf galaxies, it's just possible, say their inventors, that they could also explain the discrepancies between the dark matter experiments.

The Gemini observations also determined that the dwarf galaxy is more than 3 billion light - years from Earth.

The Andromeda galaxy is a giant spiral like our own Milky Way, and a dwarf elliptical galaxy, NGC 205, is also shown.

We know that such objects need to have a low - density environment without other large galaxies nearby that would disturb it, but they also need a supply of small but gas - rich «dwarf» galaxies to accrete and build the really large diffuse extended disk.

Apparently, despite its comparatively small size, this dwarf elliptical galaxy has also a remarkable system of 8 globular clusters in a halo around it.

The nearest dwarf galaxies, satellites of the Milky Way, are only a few 100,000 light years distant, while the nearest giant neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, also a spiral, is about 2 - 3 million light years distant.

While UDGs were originally identified in the cluster environment, several theoretical models suggest that UDGs are a subset of the dwarf galaxy population and should also be found in isolation.

Made of young hot stars, this one also bridged the dwarf galaxies.

We also needed to add in the contribution of a more abundant population of faint dwarf galaxies,» lead author Hakim Atek, from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, said in a statement.

More than 20 dwarf galaxy companions have been discovered in the past year, many of which were also discovered with DECam.

Also, confirmation that these low - mass objects are ubiquitous around larger galaxies could help solve the mystery of why certain young stars, known as G - dwarf stars, are chemically similar to ones that evolved billions of years ago.

The grouping of these galaxies around the Milky Way Galaxy is mimicked in the case of the Andromeda Galaxy, which is also accompanied by several dwarf companions.

There are also strange, «tadpole» - like objects, disturbed and apparently merging galaxies dubbed «train wrecks,» as well as a multitude of faint, «dwarf» galaxies.

IC 1574 (right) is an irregular dwarf galaxy which is also at the back of this group.

It also lies in roughly the same position as the globular cluster M54 but whether this globular cluster is actually part of the dwarf galaxy is unclear.

«There are also two other classes of extreme events — long duration gamma - ray bursts and superluminous supernovae — that frequently occur in dwarf galaxies, as well.

«The Coalsack was also known as the Black Magellanic Cloud or «Macula Magellani» (Magellan's Spot), in reference to the Magellanic Clouds, bright dwarf galaxies visible in the southern sky.