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Day: May 11, 2022

Sizing from the Smallest Scales: The Mass of the Milky Way

  • Author By physastroblog
  • Publication date May 11, 2022

All galaxies, including our own Milky Way, contain dark matter. But how much dark matter does the Milky Way have? This is a question that does not have a definite answer; turns out you can’t just weigh the galaxy on a scale and record the mass of dark matter. But that hasn’t stopped astronomers from…Continue Reading Sizing from the Smallest Scales: The Mass of the Milky Way

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