Updated On: 04 March, 2026 08:43 AM IST | Texas | Agencies
One of the most unusual examples, CDG-2, located 300 million light-years from Earth, could be among the most dark matter dominated galaxies ever identified. Because these galaxies emit so little light, they are challenging to detect directly

The low-surface-brightness galaxy CDG-2. PIC COURTESY/NASA
While most galaxies blaze with billions of stars, a rare few are so faint they are barely detectable.
These low-surface-brightness galaxies are largely made up of dark matter, making them extremely difficult to spot.