Scientists discover hidden galaxies 250 million light years away from Earth
Q. What is the Great Attractor Region?- Published on 11 Feb 16a. Mysterious gravitational anomaly
b. Force drawing Milky Way and 1000s of other galaxies towards it
c. Gravitational force equalling million billion Suns
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Global scientists have discovered hundreds of hidden galaxies some 250 million light years away from earth. This helps to explain the gravitational anomaly The Great Attractor Region. According to lead author professor Lister Staveley-Smith from University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the team found 883 galaxies, a third of which had never been seen before. On an average, a galaxy contains 100 billion stars.
