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Dr. Gurtina Besla -- Dark Matter in the Milky Way

Most of the mass in the universe is invisible. We call it "Dark Matter", and the only reason we know it's there is because we can see how it gravitationally interacts with regular matter. For example, in our own galaxy, Dark Matter comprises most of the mass, in a large spherical ...  Show more

Dr. Abigail Polin -- Astrophysics Q & A #2

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