The Hunt for Dwarf Galaxies’ Ancestors

"Dwarf galaxies are typically very faint, and are therefore hard to find. Given that, what are our chances of finding their distant ancestors, located billions of light-years away? A recent study aims to find out."

Read More: http://aasnova.org/2016/01/11/the-hunt-for-dwarf-galaxies-ancestors/

Anna Patej and Abraham Loeb 2015 ApJ 815 L28. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/815/2/L28