Invisible walls in space could help explain how galaxies arrange themselves - Interesting Engineering

Two researchers from the University of Nottingham put forth an interesting theory speculating that smaller galaxies may be adapting to invisible “walls” created by a new class of particles called symmetrons.

The universe is a varied and complex entity full of unknowns. To date, astrophysicists' observations about the mapping of the cosmos indicate that small galaxies could be distributed around their hos… [+2906 chars]

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