Astronomers Just Found a Galaxy Made of Invisible Matter
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Astronomers may have just found one of the strangest objects ever seen—a galaxy made almost entirely of invisible matter. This mysterious system appears to contain very few stars, yet its gravity behaves like a full-sized galaxy. Scientists believe it could be a rare “dark galaxy,” held together mostly by dark matter. If confirmed, it would be one of the clearest signs yet that entire galaxies can exist almost completely hidden from view. Watch now to uncover how something nearly invisible can still shape the universe. Credit: Unpacking in the Cleanroom: By James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Webb_Telescope_Journey_to_Space_Part_4-_Unpacking_in_the_Cleanroom.webm First Star 18 Times B-roll: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Michael McClare, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Sophia Roberts, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Michael P. Menzel - https://s
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