Mysterious galaxy's missing dark matter may have been found

Dark matter is the mysterious substance that's believed to permeate the universe, outweighing regular matter by a ratio of five to one. It's thought to play a central role in the formation of galaxies, which made the discovery last year of a galaxy with no dark matter quite surprising. But now, astronomers have examined the oddball galaxy a bit closer – and found that it's not so special after all.

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Category: Space

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• Astronomy
• Dark Matter
• Galaxy
• Matter
• Stars

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