Seven newfound dwarf galaxies sit on just one side of a larger galaxy

The satellites should surround the larger galaxy, but they don’t

the galaxy M81

Several newfound satellite galaxies have a lopsided distribution around what theory expects their host galaxy to be, M81 (pictured).

NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA

PASADENA, Calif. — The faint dwarf galaxies in a nearby galaxy group seem to have missed the memo.