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Massive galaxy with no dark matter is a cosmic puzzle (www.space.com)
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"This result does not fit in with the currently accepted cosmological models, which include dark matter."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

NGC 1277 is unusual among galaxies because it has had little interaction with other surrounding galaxies.

I wonder if interactions between galaxies somehow converts regular matter to dark matter.