Tiny Galaxies Shed New Light on Dark Matter
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 23:35
in Astronomy & Space
Dwarf galaxies of varying brightness orbiting the Milky Way have a common central mass, says a new study that suggests dark matter can provide the minimum mass required for galaxies to form.
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