Aussie scientist discovers 'dwarf' galaxy

CANBERRA, Australia, March 16 (UPI) -- An Australian scientist says a "giant" galaxy 140 million light years from Earth is actually a much closer "dwarf" galaxy.

Dr. Helmut Jerjen of the Australian National University says the discovery of a dwarf galaxy 10 times closer to earth than previously thought will allow researchers to better understand areas of "dark matter" and the origin of the universe.

Jerjen told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. dwarf galaxies are completely dominated by "dark matter" which poses "one of the most fundamental questions astronomers and physicists have at the moment to solve: what is dark matter?"

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