June 11, 2014

Map of universe questioned; dwarf galaxies don’t fit standard model Structure, behavior better explained by galaxy collisions


An optical image of the “Tadpole” galaxy, an interacting galaxy, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

Dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies defy the accepted model of galaxy formation, and recent attempts to wedge them into the model are flawed, reports an international team of astrophysicists.