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Apr 2022
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Cosmic Simulation Shows How Dark-Matter-...

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A research team finds seven tiny dwarf galaxies stripped of their dark matter that nonetheless persisted despite the theft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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