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Sharmila Kuthunur

Dark matter clue? Mysterious substance may be interacting with itself in nearby galaxy

Telescope photo of a dozen satellite galaxies of our milky way, which shines in the background.

A galaxy floating alongside our own some 380,000 light-years from Earth could offer fresh clues in the 90-year-long quest to determine the nature of dark matter, the invisible glue that holds galaxies together. 

The mysterious substance accounts for over 80% of the universe's mass but has yet to be directly detected.

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