Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

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New research suggests that the Milky Way and our entire Local Group of galaxies are embedded in a vast sheet of dark matter, challenging traditional cosmological models.

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Molecular clouds are huge masses of gas and dust that are remnants of galaxy formation.

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While two teams have ideas about what happened to yellow supergiant M31-2014-DS1, ultimately, it remains a mystery.

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