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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled over why our nearest galactic neighbor, Andromeda, is speeding toward a possible collision with our galaxy, while other nearby galaxies are moving away from us. Now, they may have the answer: dark matter. Read more from @LiveScience:

https://flip.it/AN.t1V

#Science #Space #Stars #Astronomy

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Every major galaxy is speeding away from us, except one — and we finally know why

A vast, flat sheet of dark matter may solve the long-standing mystery of why our neighboring galaxy Andromeda is speeding toward us while our other neighbors are moving away from us.
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