The milk y way’s halo is filled with ‘magnetic doughnuts’ as wide as 100,000 light years

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The Milk y Way’s halo is filled with ‘magnetic doughnuts’ as wide as 100,000 light years

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All About Space Magazine

13 June, 2024

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