Researchers believe that this galaxy, which resides about 65 million light-years away, could be key in figuring out if galaxies can form in more than one way. This finding also challenges theories that attempt to disprove dark matter and may lead astrophysicists one step closer to proving the existence of dark matter.

One alternative hypothesis to dark matter is Modified Newtonian Dynamics, or MOND. It presents a modified law of gravity in an attempt to explain the gravitational inconsistencies observed in the movement of some galaxies.