The ghostliest galaxies.
Abstract
Astronomers have found more than 1000 "low-surface-brightness" galaxies, significantly altering our views of how galaxies evolve and how mass is distributed in the Universe. The author discusses the study of these galaxies and their characteristics.
- Publication:
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Scientific American
- Pub Date:
- February 1997
- Bibcode:
- 1997SciAm.276b..40B
- Keywords:
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- Galaxies: Surface Brightness;
- Galaxies: Evolution;
- Galaxies: Missing Mass