#5 Kathryn Johnston - The Milky Way, Dark Matter vs MOND, Gaia
Cool Worlds Podcast
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Mapping the Milky Way with the Gaia Mission
This chapter discusses the Gaia survey and its ability to map the disk and stellar halo of our galaxy. It highlights key findings from the Gaia survey, including the discovery of clumps in the stellar halo associated with dwarf galaxies and a bifurcation in a tidal stream caused by a collision with an unseen dark matter halo. The chapter also explores the dynamic nature of the Milky Way and the field of galactic archaeology.
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