Exploring the Strangest and Most Mysterious Finds in the Universe

5. Unusual Stars

Found Year: 1997 The Hubble Telescope made the discovery. Location: Not within the Milky Way There is another intriguing phenomenon about the placement of stars, in contrast to those that are known to be in a galaxy's vicinity and tied to it. Note that some stars have been dubbed "rogue stars" since they don't seem to be connected to any one galaxy.

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NASA Image Collection/Alamy © Rogue Stars These stars were originally discovered in 1997 and were observed using the Hubble telescope. Though it is still mostly unknown how these stars ended up outside of any galaxy, there is a good chance that they were born within of a certain galaxy.

6. Jets of Water Above Enceladus

Found Year: 2015. Who Found It: Cassini, NASA Place: Enceladus The goal of Cassini's mission manoeuvre in 2015 was to gather and make public any information that would be useful in determining whether or not there is evidence for life in the ocean. Cassini's mission has already assisted in the discovery of further information regarding Jupiter's moon in earlier studies.

Jets of Water Above Enceladus ©Alamy/NASA Image Collection A significant finding suggests that both hydrothermal and geological activity exist, containing a variety of fundamental elements that may provide all the elements required for life.