A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Upstract [Unofficial]
February 21, 2026
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…
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