Nearly starless galaxies found in nearby cluster

New class of galaxy could lead to better understanding of dark matter

BARELY THERE A faint galaxy, seen in the center of a Hubble Space Telescope image, is about the same size as the Milky Way but has relatively few stars.

K. Cook et al., NASA, ESA

By Christopher Crockett

November 5, 2014 at 2:24 pm - More than 2 years ago

Not all galaxies are filled with stars. Astronomers have discovered a horde of nearly starless galaxies each about the size of the Milky Way.

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