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Do we know where dark matter is?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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How Much Dark Matter Is in the Milky Way?

If dark matter was all clumped together at the very centre of the galaxy, then stars half way out from the disk would be moving faster. Instead, if it spread out really, really far, then some of that stuff is outside those stars, and it doesn't affect them as much. Dark matter doesn't seem to be as clumped towards the centre as we thought. We don't really understand.

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