Astronomers find a galaxy that had its dark matter siphoned away

Astronomers find a galaxy that had its dark matter siphoned away
By Paul M. Sutter

The galaxy NGC 1052-DF4 surprised scientists by having almost no dark matter to complement its stellar population. Recently a team of astronomers has provided an explanation: a nearby galaxy has stripped NGC 1052-DF4 of its dark matter, and is currently in the process of destroying the rest of it too. Despite its complete invisibility, dark …

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December 1, 2020 at 04:22AM
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