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The Most Massive Galaxies Spin More Than Twice as Fast as the Milky Way

By: RAS_WEB
On: October 19, 2019
In: News, RSSfeeds, Universe Today

The Most Massive Galaxies Spin More Than Twice as Fast as the Milky Way

Based on new observations of super spiral galaxies, a team of scientists has found that they have massive dark matter halos that cause them to rotate much faster than our own!

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