1602 Science SciTech Researchers Just Discovered Hundreds of Galaxies Hidden Behind the Milky Way February, 2016June, 2017 ZPDSK Astronomers just uncovered hundreds of hidden galaxies a mere 250 million light years away from Earth—well within our own galactic neighborhood. But how did they stay unknown for so long? The fault isn’t with them, it’s with our own Milky Way. Source: Gizmodo.com