Star-starved galaxies fill the cosmos
As researchers find hundreds of galaxies with scarce starlight, questions pile up
BUG EYES The multi-lensed Dragonfly telescope (shown) in New Mexico has triggered a hunt for dim galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood.
P. Van Dokkum
Not all galaxies sparkle with stars. Galaxies as wide as the Milky Way but bereft of starlight are scattered throughout our cosmic neighborhood.