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Andromeda is headed toward the Milky Way, while other galaxies are moving away—and now we know why
A sheet of dark matter lying beyond the boundary of the Local Group is responsible for this.
A flat plane of dark matter beyond the Local Group may explain why nearby galaxies move away from us instead of falling ...
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Giant dark matter 'sheet' may shape galactic motion in the Milky Way
On a clear night, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy look like close neighbors. In space, they really are. Andromeda is ...
Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from Germany, France and Sweden show that most of the (dark) matter beyond the Local ...
Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
Time is running out to catch one of the most breathtaking sights in the night sky: the center of the Milky Way. The heart of our galaxy, made up of billions of stars, shines brightest during warmer ...
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