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Dwarf galaxies tip the scales in favor of dark matter over modified gravity

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An international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has shed light on a decades-long debate about why galaxies spin faster than expected—and whether this behavior is caused by invisible dark matter or by a collapse of gravity on cosmic scales.

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A new study by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) provides strong evidence that the movements of stars in dwarf galaxies can only be explained by dark matter. The article Dwarf galaxies provide new reference to dark matter first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtsportal für Ingenieure.

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An international team of researchers led by the Leibniz Institute of Astrophysics of Potsdam (AIP) has highlighted a debate that has been going on for decades about why galaxies are turning faster than expected and whether this behaviour is caused by invisible dark matter or by a collapse of gravity in [...]

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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