A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed

Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible stars that, according to calculations, as much as 99.9 percent of its mass is dark matter. The remaining 0.1 percent is conventional matter.

This galaxy, located about 300 million light-years away, is practically invisible. Only four globular clusters, small concentrations of stars that look like isolated neighborhoods in the middle of the void, stand out. For years, these star collections in the Perseus cluster were considered independent objects.

Candidate Dark Galaxy-2 is only visible through four globular clusters that contribute to 16 percent of its total brightness. Scientists believe 99.9 percent of this

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