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New evidence suggests that it is undergoing a merging process with another cluster, and a bridge of dark matter has been the crucial clue to find this linked, but previously missed, companion.

Dark matter remains effectively invisible by not interacting with light, but its interaction with gravity has helped to shape galactic structures. "This is the missing piece we've been looking for ...

In this way, the researchers succeeded in mapping out a massive clump of dark matter, with a mass equivalent to that of some 200 trillion suns, that lies roughly 1.4 million light-years from the ...

Scientists Intrigued by Bridge of Dark Matter Inside Huge Galaxy Cluster "This is the missing piece we've been looking for." / Off World / Dark Matter / Galaxies / Galaxy Clusters ...

Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.' News. By Robert Lea published 23 April 2025 ...