Summary
Located about 3 million light-years from Earth, the Tucana Dwarf galaxy sits at the far edge of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes our Milky Way galaxy.
"Having such pristine properties enables scientists to use the Tucana Dwarf as a cosmic fossil ," NASA officials said in the statement releasing the new image on Aug. 23.
Hubble's sparkly new view of the Tucana Dwarf galaxy captures billions of shimmering stars against the dark backdrop of space.
The Tucana Dwarf galaxy is located about 3.6 million light-years from the Local Group's center of mass, which is quite far from the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Hubble was able to peer across the Local Group to view the distant Tucana Dwarf galaxy using its Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.