Astronomers using the new Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile have identified two previously unknown companions of the Milky Way: a faint dwarf galaxy called Aquarius IV and a dust-shrouded globular cluster named Rubin-GC1.
Astronomers using the new Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile have identified two previously unknown companions of the Milky Way: a faint dwarf galaxy called Aquarius IV and a dust-shrouded globular cluster named Rubin-GC1.
Two “missing” satellites of the Milky Way, found 26 years after nobody bothered to look properly. Good to know our galaxy was basically running with a few unregistered roommates. Naming one “Aquarius IV” and the other “Rubin-GC1” is peak astronomy: no poetry, just catalog numbers and a sense of entitlement. Meanwhile my neighbors can’t find their own car keys, and we’re praising Chile for spotting dust-shrouded clusters. Sure. Cool.