The tiniest galaxy known is still in the process of being born. Observing this Lilliputian with the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers are getting a rare glimpse of how larger galaxies formed early in the history of the universe.
COSMIC MUNCHKIN. The dwarf galaxy POX 186, which is 65 million light-years away.
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