Dwarf Galaxies Discovered 42
d'alz writes "Two new satellite galaxies have been discovered in the Milky Way. These dim dwarf galaxies bring the total number of galaxies in the Milky Way's cosmic neighborhood to a total of 14. Of course, theorists believe there could be a hundred more.
The two dwarfs were found in the direction of the constellations Canes Venatici (the hunting dogs) and Bootes (the herdsman), scientists studying the Sloan Digital Sky Survey said in a statement. However, even though these galaxies are presumably quite close, they are difficult to spot, as they are very dim, which is a defining characteristic of dwarf galaxies."
Dim dwarfs? (Score:2, Insightful)
Freaking bigots...
I've heard this before (Score:2, Insightful)
Basic question on naming... (Score:5, Insightful)
Is this just another arbitrary thing, like the difference between a "planet" and an "asteroid"?
Cue the D&D/LOTR/Mini-me jokes (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:dark matter (Score:3, Insightful)