The Milky Way resides in a flat dark matter structure that explains nearby galaxy movements

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The Milky Way is part of a large-scale sheet of dark matter, explaining nearby galaxy movements. Computer simulations reveal this flat dark matter distribution beyond the Local Group, with voids above and below, accurately models observed galaxy motions and masses. This finding, published in Nature Astronomy, resolves a decades-old astronomical puzzle about galactic velocities.


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