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Galaxy Rotation Curves
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What is the observed behavior of the rotation curves of galaxies?
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The rotation speed of stars in a galaxy remains constant with distance from the center.
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The observed behavior of the rotation curves of galaxies is that the rotation speed of stars remains relatively constant with distance from the center, rather than decreasing as expected from classical Newtonian dynamics.