Science news articles about 'local group of galaxies'

... but this does not explain how dwarfs that have been observed in the outskirts of the "Local Group" of galaxies could have formed. "These systems are 'elves' of the early universe, and understanding ...

... 170 000 light-years away near the Tarantula nebula, one of the most active star-forming regions in our Local Group of galaxies. The three-dimensional-looking image reveals dramatic ridges ...

Our home galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously thought, ... This makes it even with the Andromeda Galaxy, and no longer the "little sister" in our local group of galaxies.