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Milky Way’s shredded companion provides clues about dark matter – Science Magazine
Stream of stars points to strangely twisted, pumpkin-shaped dark matter halo
An artists illustration shows streams of stars pulled from a companion galaxy circling the Milky Way. Similar streams originating from the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy can help reveal the shape of dark matter in our cosmic vicinity.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
By Adam MannOct. 9, 2020 , 8:00 AM
The Milky Way hasnt been kind to the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Located some 70,000 light-years away, the bundle of stars has been shredded and stretched into a filamentous stream by the gravity…
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