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    1) The document discusses the orbital speeds of stars in the Milky Way galaxy based on a real rotation curve. 2) The real rotation curve shows that stars farther from the galactic center orbit faster than expected based on the amount of visible mass. 3) This suggests that most of the Milky Way's mass is not located at its center, but is distributed throughout the galaxy, including in its outer regions.

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    1) The document discusses the orbital speeds of stars in the Milky Way galaxy based on a real rotation curve. 2) The real rotation curve shows that stars farther from the galactic center orbit faster than expected based on the amount of visible mass. 3) This suggests that most of the Milky Way's mass is not located at its center, but is distributed throughout the galaxy, including in its outer regions.

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    1) The document discusses the orbital speeds of stars in the Milky Way galaxy based on a real rotation curve. 2) The real rotation curve shows that stars farther from the galactic center orbit faster than expected based on the amount of visible mass. 3) This suggests that most of the Milky Way's mass is not located at its center, but is distributed throughout the galaxy, including in its outer regions.

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    Dark Matter

    At right is a of a spiral galaxy similar


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