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Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition

Summary

Until a few decades ago, astronomers thought that galaxies were composed primarily of stars. There is now strong evidence that most of the mass of galaxies may be invisible dark matter. Clusters of galaxies are also dominated by dark matter.