Finding Galaxies in the Dark: Using Globular Clusters to Identify Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies
With their extremely low surface brightness, ultra-diffuse galaxies are very difficult to detect, but a recent study has spotted one by searching for its globular clusters. The post Finding Galaxies…
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