Milky Way's Dark Twin Discovered

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Sat, 08/27/2016 - 8:00am

Welcome to the dark side of the universe. In a direct contrast with the beautifully bright Milky Way galaxy, a "dark twin" called Dragonfly 44 has been discovered 300 million light-years away in the Coma constellation, according to a new study.

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