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A dark galaxy is a hypothesized galaxy with no (or very few) stars. They received their name because they have no visible stars but may be detectable if they contain significant amounts of gas. Astronomers have long theorized the existence of dark galaxies, but there are no confirmed examples to date. [1]
Based on discoveries confirmed in 2018, this class of galaxies includes both extremes of dark matter content: Some UDGs consist almost entirely of dark matter (such a galaxy may have the same size and mass as the Milky Way but a visible star count of only 1%), [5] while other UDGs appear to be almost entirely free of dark matter. [6]
The quasar is near the center of the image; no obvious host galaxy is seen. Near the top of the image is a strongly disturbed and star-forming galaxy. Near the quasar is a blob of gas that is apparently being ionized by the quasar radiation. The pointlike object on the lower right is a foreground star seen by chance in the field of view.
For years, science has assumed galaxies and dark matter go hand in hand. Now, a galaxy has been discovered that's almost completely devoid of it. This galaxy without dark matter is bending the ...
NGC 1052-DF2 is an ultra diffuse galaxy (UDG) identified in a wide-field imaging survey of the NGC 1052 group by the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. [2] It has been proposed that the galaxy contains little or no dark matter, the first such discovery.
Left: A simulated galaxy without dark matter. Right: Galaxy with a flat rotation curve that would be expected with dark matter. The rotation curve of a disc galaxy (also called a velocity curve) is a plot of the orbital speeds of visible stars or gas in that galaxy versus their radial distance from that galaxy's centre.
Summer is the best time of year for seeing the Milky Way, but onlookers will need to travel to a dark area away from human-made light pollution to see the dim glow of the galaxy. Experts recommend ...
An image of Barnard 68, a dark nebula mistakenly used to refer to the Boötes Void.. The Boötes Void has been often associated with images of Barnard 68, [7] a dark nebula that does not allow light to pass through; however, the images of Barnard 68 are much darker than those observed of the Boötes Void, as the nebula is much closer and there are fewer stars in front of it, as well as its ...