Dark galaxies grow in abundance

Hundreds more shadowy, nearly starless suspects found in Coma cluster

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GALAXY QUEST  Eight dark galaxies (circled) are among more than 800 that lurk in a tiny part of the Coma cluster (pictured). The two circled in yellow were discovered in an earlier study.

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Hundreds of shady characters are lurking in a nearby neighborhood of galaxies.