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](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/061522_lk_m81_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
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