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This EarthSky article also includes a link to a fantastic JPL animation of the “wake” being generated by a dwarf galaxy moving through the outskirts of the Milky Way. They think it could be made of dark matter. #science #space #earth #sky #nasa https://earthsky.org/space/map-milky-way-halo-large-magellanic-wake-dark-matter

Map of Milky Way halo reveals dark matter ocean | EarthSky.org

The gravity of the Large Magellanic Cloud - one of the Milky Way's satellite dwarf galaxies - is collecting stars behind it in a trail, like the wake from a boat, as it travels through our galaxy's halo.

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May 8 2021 · 11:08 PM

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