The discovery challenges the universe's evolution model: a strange phenomenon has been found in space (photo).

Scientists have made a significant discovery that could alter our understanding of the Universe. They found five dwarf galaxies that are almost perfectly aligned in a near-linear arrangement in space. This finding challenges the prevailing model of the Universe's evolution. The research is published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports Space.

Astronomers have identified a group of five galaxies located 117 million light-years away from us, held together by mutual gravity in an almost perfectly aligned configuration. It appears that these galaxies are nearly on the same line. However, this arrangement cannot be explained by the standard Lambda-CDM cosmological model, which describes the evolution of the Universe.

The discovered dwarf galaxies have been designated as D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5. They are not very bright, but they are filled with interstellar gas, allowing them to actively form new stars. Dwarf galaxies have relatively low mass, as they contain far fewer stars than larger galaxies. The total mass of the five identified dwarf galaxies is only a few billion times that of the Sun. In comparison, the total mass of the Milky Way is approximately 1.5 trillion times that of the Sun.

Although the five dwarf galaxies are not particularly unique in many characteristics, their arrangement represents a significant anomaly. Dwarf galaxies typically exist in isolation from other galaxies. Only about 5% of them have nearby companions. The probability of finding five dwarf galaxies close together is less than 0.004%.

Scientists are currently unable to explain this alignment of galaxies, as it may simply be a coincidence or point to unknown evolutionary paths for such objects.

The study revealed that three galaxies in the group have the same rotational direction, which puzzles astronomers. Meanwhile, two galaxies are actively interacting with each other and exchanging interstellar gas, facilitating the formation of new stars.

The discovery of these dwarf galaxies challenges our best theory of cosmic evolution, known as the standard Lambda-CDM cosmological model. According to scientists, this model cannot account for the formation of such small, nearly linearly aligned galaxies in isolated space.

According to the standard cosmological model, dark matter, which is responsible for galaxy formation, cannot create such orderly groups of dwarf galaxies.

Further observations may shed light on this anomalous phenomenon. Although astronomers may uncover something that calls into question the validity of the standard cosmological model of the Universe.