`Galactic Cannibalism' in a Bigger Milky Way; Evidence Indicates Expansive, Invisible Halo of Dark Matter Is Gobbling Up Neighbor From: The Washington Post | Date: June 14, 1993 | Copyright 1993 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Strong new evidence suggests our Milky Way galaxy is much bigger than once thought and is surrounded by a halo of invisible "dark matter" that is gobbling up a nearby galaxy, scientists said last week.

"What we're witnessing is galactic cannibalism in action," said astronomer Douglas Lin of the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Other researchers called Lin's findings dramatic evidence for the theory that most of our galaxy - and indeed, as much as nine-tenths of the universe - is made of dark matter. So called because it is invisible to telescopes, dark matter has long been inferred ...

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