Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Dark matter is a no show in ghostly galaxy

04/03/2018 03:25 PM EDT

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Astronomers using data from the Gemini and W. M. Keck Observatories in Hawai'i have encountered a galaxy that appears to have almost no dark matter. Since the universe is dominated by dark matter, and it is the foundation upon which galaxies are built, "...this is a game changer," according to principal investigator Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University.


Full story at http://www.gemini.edu/node/21048

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Gemini Observatory


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