Liffrea
02-18-2010, 03:53 PM
New observations using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have been used to solve an important astrophysical puzzle concerning the oldest stars in our galactic neighborhood hidden until recently in dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. In comparison to the Milky Way, most dwarf galaxies are blob-like, 85% smaller (around 6700 vs 100,000 light-years across), containing around 30 billion stars.
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/02/most-ancient-stars-in-observable-universe-unveiled.html
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2010/02/most-ancient-stars-in-observable-universe-unveiled.html