A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’

A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’

A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

A potential dark galaxy – a major one mainly in black matter – may have been spotted in the local universe. Dark galaxies are theoretical and starless systems whose discovery could help astronomers better understand the formation of the galaxy. The new candidate was found in a large cloud of [...]

Astronomers find a rare 'dark galaxy' within our Local Group

Be careful out there, astronomers: There could be a dark galaxy in our midst.  In research published today in Science Advances, researchers from the Chinese National Academy of Sciences discovered that a fast-moving cloud of gas near the Milky Way may not be a cloud at all, but rather a small galaxy made mostly ofContinue reading "Astronomers find a rare ‘dark galaxy’ within our Local Group" The post Astronomers find a rare ‘dark galaxy’ within …

Two new white dwarfs with a “two-faced” surface have been discovered, expanding scientific understanding of the final stages of the development of stars like our Sun and highlighting the complex structure of their interiors. The new results, obtained by an international team of specialists, confirm the presence of a previously unknown class of celestial objects and provide a deeper understanding of the processes occurring deep inside cooling sta…