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The Milky Way’s Ghostly Neighbor

The Milky Way’s Ghostly Neighbor

by Nora Shipp | Nov 29, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

The unique nature of the newly discovered dwarf galaxy Ant 2 may have exciting implications for our understanding of dark matter and galaxy formation.

How heavy is our Galaxy?

How heavy is our Galaxy?

by Nora Shipp | Sep 10, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

How can the orbits of satellite galaxies be used to pin down the mass of the Milky Way?

Do the Milky Way’s Stellar Streams have that Fuzzy (Dark Matter) Feeling?

Do the Milky Way’s Stellar Streams have that Fuzzy (Dark Matter) Feeling?

by Tomer Yavetz | Aug 16, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Stellar streams are an excellent tool for probing the nature of Dark Matter. Today’s paper tests whether Fuzzy Dark Matter is a viable theory by evaluating the thinness of streams in the Milky Way.

Satellite Galaxies All in a Row—How So?

Satellite Galaxies All in a Row—How So?

by Daniel Berke | Jul 11, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Many satellite galaxies in the local universe are orbiting their parent galaxies in highly coherent planes—yet such structures are vanishingly rare in simulations. What gives?

Deciphering gamma-rays from the heart of Andromeda

Deciphering gamma-rays from the heart of Andromeda

by Nora Shipp | Jun 29, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Can dark matter annihilation explain multi-wavelength observations of Andromeda’s galactic center?

Yoga for dark matter: Making the Cold Dark Matter model more flexible

Yoga for dark matter: Making the Cold Dark Matter model more flexible

by Guest | Jun 28, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

… and therefore more powerful. Describing dark matter as a fluid allows us to model dark matter candidates with great accuracy.

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