For the second half of his presentation, Dimitri focuses outside our galaxy to discuss how scientists discovered two rare dwarf satellite galaxies orbing the Milky Way using data from the Dark Energy Survey.

Moving from dwarf galaxies to star clusters, Dimitri talks about a newly-discovered massive star cluster buried within a supernebula located in the constellation Centaurus.

Next, Dimitri talks about how astronomers using the Hubble space Telescope spotted a distant supernova split into four images by a cosmic lens.

Wrapping up by going back in space and time, he discusses new observations that reveal a bright star observed in 1670 was not a nova but a spectacular collision between two stars.

Links to Dimitri's stories:

Scientists find rare dwarf satellite galaxy candidates in Dark Energy Survey data
Astronomers Spot Mysterious Star-Forming Cluster in Nearby Galaxy NGC 5253
Hubble Sees Supernova Split into Four Images by Cosmic Lens
Colliding Stars Explain Enigmatic Seventeenth Century Explosion

60 Minutes in Space - Scientists from the Space Sciences Department at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science take you "behind the stories" using the best images and animation available to help understand the latest developments. Click here to view the full-length video of March’s 60 Minutes in Space.

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