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First Extragalactic Globular Cluster Stellar Stream Detected

First Extragalactic Globular Cluster Stellar Stream Detected

Deep Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the ultra-diffuse galaxy UGC 9050-Dw1 reveals evidence of a globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way. Modeling of the stream constrains the progenitor’s mass and provides the first stream-based dark matter halo estimate for such a galaxy, opening new avenues for dark matter studies.

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Evidence for the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way