Q Continuum Subhalo Galaxy Simulation (IMAGE)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Q Continuum Subhalo Galaxy Simulation

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Galaxies have halos surrounding them, which may be composed of both dark and regular matter. This image shows a substructure within a halo in the Q Continuum simulation, with "subhalos" marked in different colors.

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Image by Heitmann et al.

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