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FAST and Arecibo point to possible dark galaxy with vast hydrogen reservoir
Source: Phys.org · Published
Astronomers have found a vast reservoir of hydrogen with something conspicuously missing: detectable starlight. The object, called AGC 322753, contains roughly 2 billion times the sun's mass in neutral hydrogen, a potential supply of material for making stars. Its radio signal suggests the gas may be rotating in a disk, yet deep astronomical images reveal no matching glow.
Key points
- Astronomers have found a vast reservoir of hydrogen with something conspicuously missing: detectable starlight.
- The object, called AGC 322753, contains roughly 2 billion times the sun's mass in neutral hydrogen, a potential supply of material for making stars.
- Its radio signal suggests the gas may be rotating in a disk, yet deep astronomical images reveal no matching glow.
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