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Ben Turner

100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint

The Milky Way and it's satellite galaxies, according to the Acquarius-A-L1 simulation.

The Milky Way may be surrounded by dozens of yet-to-be-detected satellite galaxies, scientists claim.

Using the highest-resolution simulation of our galaxy's dark matter — an invisible entity that shapes the large-scale structure of the universe — and new mathematical models, cosmologists predict that more than 100 additional satellite galaxies beyond the ones already cataloged may be swirling around our own.

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