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> The sparseness of this galaxy is what intrigues me. But none of the ultra-diffuse galaxies discovered so far have been found to be lacking in dark matter. So
by sampo 9y ago
> The sparseness of this galaxy is what intrigues me.
But none of the ultra-diffuse galaxies discovered so far have been found to be lacking in dark matter. So even among this unusual class of galaxy, NGC 1052-DF2 is an oddball.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/dark-matter-goes-missing-in-oddball-galaxy https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/dark-matter-goes-m...