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Nearby Dwarf Galaxies Show Surprising Lack Of Oxygen, Says Paper


A new study of more than three dozen dwarf galaxies has surprised researchers with just how little oxygen they have been able to retain over cosmic time. The results reveal that we still have major gaps in our understanding of galaxy evolution.

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