Twelve for dinner: The Milky Way’s feeding habits shine a light on dark matter (IMAGE)

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Twelve for dinner: The Milky Way’s feeding habits shine a light on dark matter

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Artist’s representation of our Milky Way Galaxy surrounded by dozens of stellar streams. These streams were the companion satellite galaxies or globular clusters that are now being torn apart by our Galaxy’s gravity. (Credit: James Josephides and S5 Collaboration)

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Credit: James Josephides and S5 Collaboration

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