SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 31, 2026Interesting Engineering

Hunt for dark matter narrows, US’ galactic simulations reach one step closer to decode mystery

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University of Washington researchers simulated 15,000 stellar streams across four Milky Way-sized galaxies and found that the galaxies themselves, not dark matter, caused most stream distortions. This helps scientists better isolate true dark matter signals, bringing the search for this mysterious, universe-dominating substance one step closer.

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