The galaxies were named: the ultra compact dwarfs; They are so small that they can fit in the space between the Earth and the nearest stars; Located 60 million light years from Earth
A group of scientists from the University of Bristol in the UK discovered a new group of galaxies, for the first time since the 30s. The scientists used the American space telescope "Hubble" to collect information on seven new galaxies which they called "the ultra-compact dwarfs".
The galaxies, located 60 million light-years from Earth, are so small that in ordinary pictures they look like ordinary stars. Dr. Steve Phillips, an astrophysicist at the University of Bristol said that "the galaxies include tens of millions of stars that are no more than a hundred light years apart. This makes these galaxies the smallest of any other galaxy known to us." He explains that, for comparison, "for the Milky Way, which is the galaxy we live in, the stars are 100 light-years in diameter."
According to him, the entire galaxy can fit in the relative space between Earth and nearby stars such as Regal or Beetlejuice that reside in the Orion group.
