Astronomers have identified the first globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way, paving the way for innovative methods to map dark matter in distant galaxies.
The finding was published in Nature
Aug 13, 2026
02:13 pm
What's the storyAstronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting the first-ever globular cluster stellar stream outside of our Milky Way galaxy.
The finding, published in Nature, was made by researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute and DTU Space with international collaborators.
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