Scientists are baffled by mysterious galaxy that seems to be missing its dark matter
Astronomers have discovered a strange galaxy that is missing most, if not all, of its dark matter.
The absence of this mysterious stuff in NGC 1052-DF2, described Wednesday in the journal Nature, could shed light on galaxy formation and help scientists narrow down what dark matter actually is.
"Paradoxically, not seeing the dark matter in this object is evidence that it exists," said lead author Pieter van Dokkum, an astronomer at Yale University.
Dark matter can't be seen or touched, but it outweighs all the
