Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. But the seemingly insignificant fuzzy patch shown above turned out to be part of a galaxy that is even closer. The reason the Sagittarius Dwarf hadn't been discovered earlier is because it is so dim, it is so spread out over the sky, and there are so many Milky Way stars in front of it. Astronomers now believe that this galaxy is slowly being torn apart by the vast gravitational forces of our Galaxy.
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