Nierenberg Group
University of California, Merced

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About the image:  The group of stars shown here is Fornax,  a small galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. It is believed to be made of 90% dark matter. Image Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
The nature of dark matter through strong gravitational lensing, and star formation in low-mass galaxies.