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Astronomers find 6 new bizarre galaxies
A group of astronomers have found six new bizarre galaxies which are deeply peculiar to planets in the early Universe with few stars – if they even have any stars at all.
It’s thought that these star-less galaxies, also known as dark galaxies, might be a very early stage of galactic formation.
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According to some theoretical models, they may have been more common in the early Universe, when galaxies might have had more difficulty forming stars.
However, because dark galaxies don’t contain stars, just matter and gas, they emit little visible light – making them very difficult to detect and study. Just a few candidates have ever been detected.
Reports say the discovery of six new planets could really help to unravel what dark galaxies are, and their place in the formation of galaxies.
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