Hunting for the faintest galaxies
The universe is filled with tiny, faint dwarf galaxies. The authors of this paper are on the hunt for them.
No Missing Satellites?
In the study of structure formation in the universe, the ‘missing satellite galaxies’ problem is said to be almost solved. Is today’s paper the final nail in the coffin?
Counting the Dwarf Galaxies of the Milky Way
There’s lots of them out there. The answer to some of the mysteries of the universe could be hidden in their numbers.
Dark Matter in the Milky Way: ‘A Matter of Perspective’
Does the shape of the dark matter distribution in the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies depend on the direction from which they are observed?
A New Dark Force? Clues in the Smallest Galaxies
Hidden forces may leave their fingerprints in the smallest galaxies.
Reionization of Dwarfs in the Local Group
The dwarfs that reionzied the universe may have shut their star-forming engines off in the process.