Discovery of the mysterious 'galaxy wheel' near the Milky Way Milky Way

New astronomers discovered a mysterious circle of galaxies near our Milky Way Milky Way so far, only 30 million light-years away.

Discovering the new galaxy circle very close to the Milky Way Milky Way

A group of astronomers recently published a new discovery about space exploration . It is a galaxy circle closest to the Milky Way Milky Way ever. This newly discovered galaxy is named " Kathryn's Wheel " (Kathryn's Wheel).

It is in the constellation Ara . According to estimates, this galaxy is about 30 million light-years from MilKy Way, a relatively close distance. Such objects are very rare, so far, scientists have only discovered less than 20 complete circle systems. They are born from a "black spot " that collides between two galaxies of similar mass.

The shock wave in the collision compressed the gas sources in each galaxy and triggered the formation of new stars. This creates a spectacular circle of intense emission and system illumination like a Catherine wheel fireworks during the campfire night.

The new galaxy is closest to the Milky Way ever.(Sci-news photo)

"Kathryn wheels" are physically about 49,000 light-years away. "This system is not only beautiful but also close enough to have an ideal goal for detailed research ," said Professor Quentin Parker from Hong Kong University.

The circle also has a modest mass - folding the Sun a few thousand million times, in other words, it has less than 1% of the mass of the Milky Way. This shows us that collisions can form much smaller galaxies than we think.

This galaxy system was discovered by astronomers in a southern survey of the Milky Way using the Telescope UK Schmidt in Australia. It is 7 times closer to previous discoveries and 40 times closer to the famous Cartwheel galaxy .

This galaxy circle lies behind a dense star region and is close to a very bright star in front, which is why scientists have not discovered it before. Smaller galaxies are more common than large galaxies, implying that collisions may be 10 times more likely than previously thought.