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Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies (phys.org)
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[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah that's not even fast given the distances involved. About 450 million years away if I'm not screwing up the numbers.