Astronomers have long assumed massive dark matter halos provide the gravity needed to keep such small galaxies intact.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
New research published Tuesday from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that the barrels with halos contain caustic alkaline waste — a highly corrosive material that has been leaking out of the barrels for decades.
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Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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