Supercomputer study shows Milky Way's halo of dark matter in unprecedented detail

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Density map of dark matter in a halo the size of the Milky Way galaxys dark matter halo. Credit: University of California Santa Cruz
Density map of dark matter in a halo the size of the Milky Way galaxy's dark matter halo. Credit: University of California, Santa Cruz

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have used NASA's most powerful supercomputer to run the largest simulation to date of the formation and evolution of the dark matter halo that envelopes the Milky Way galaxy. Their results show substructures within the halo in unprecedented detail, providing a valuable tool for understanding the evolutionary history of our galaxy.



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