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Space
Science
Paul Sutter

'Dark subhaloes' may explain why galaxies seem to form pre-determined shapes

A glowing swirl of lights surrounds denser areas of pink color with stars surrounding the galaxy in a deep space image. .

Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.

Small, dim, and almost invisible, dwarf spheroidal galaxies are packed to the brim with something we can't see: dark matter. They're like cosmic icebergs, with most of their mass hidden from plain sight, making them some of the most exotic objects in the universe.

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