Madrid: Astronomers have discovered a dwarf galaxy that cannot be understood in the context of current knowledge of the universe.
This enigmatic nebulous galaxy called ‘Nube’ is unique in that it has a large amount of dark matter at its core and a low volume. These unusual properties mean that the stars in the Nubian galaxy are so spread out that the galaxy barely emits any light, leaving it undetected for years.
The discovery, made by researchers from Spain’s Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands and the University of La Laguna, found that this galaxy is 10 times more obscure than other galaxies of its size.
“With our current knowledge, we don’t know how a galaxy with such properties can exist,” said study lead author Maria Montez, from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.
Scientists believe that this galaxy is about 30 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy, but further investigation is needed to determine its final location.
The reason the galaxy is dim is because of the large amount of dark matter it contains. Dark matter is actually the absence of light or energy that makes it completely invisible, so conventional sensors and instruments cannot detect it.
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