Astronomers just found the smallest galaxy ever
With just a mere 16 solar masses worth of stars, galaxy Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1 is by far the smallest galaxy ever discovered.
But is it truly a galaxy, or just a collection of stars?
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/astronomers-smallest-galaxy-ever/
#space #astronomy #darkmatter
With just a mere 16 solar masses worth of stars, galaxy Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1 is by far the smallest galaxy ever discovered.
But is it truly a galaxy, or just a collection of stars?
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/astronomers-smallest-galaxy-ever/
#space #astronomy #darkmatter
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(and they can't see the black hole but the remaining ejected mass formed a mini-galaxy?)