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January 17, 2011
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Forget Planet X New Technique Could Pinpoint Galaxy X
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 17, 2011
Planet X, an often-sought 10th planet, is so far a no-show, but Sukanya Chakrabarti has high hopes for finding what might be called Galaxy X - a dwarf galaxy that she predicts orbits our Milky Way Galaxy. Many large galaxies, such as the Milky Way, are thought to have lots of satellite galaxies too dim to see. They are dominated by "dark matter," which astronomers say makes up 85 percent of all matter in the universe but so far remains undetected. Chakrabarti, a post-doctoral fellow and theo ... read more

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Finding High-Energy Surprises In Crab Nebula
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Chandra Images Torrent Of Star Formation
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Astronomers Map Dark Matter In Massive Galaxies
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Astronomers Release The Largest Color Image Of The Sky Ever Made
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Reverence For The Heavens
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SOFIA Opens New Window On Star Formation In Orion
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