dark matter
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Heated Debate Surrounds Galaxy Seeming To Lack Dark Matter
Strong scepticism should always accompany strong claims. One such recent claim has generated a ton of talk about a strange, fuzzy galaxy that appears to be missing its dark matter.
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Holy Crap, This Galaxy Has No Dark Matter
From what scientists have gathered, galaxies are nearly synonymous with dark matter. They seem to be mostly dark matter with specks of regular matter mixed in. Despite the fact that no dark matter has been directly observed with science experiments, galaxies’ strange motion is the knock-out reason why astronomers think the universe is filled with…
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Trump’s Budget Would Scrap Top-Priority Telescope
US President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget request would nix the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), and scientists aren’t happy.
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Synchronised Galactic Orbit Challenges Our Best Theory Of How The Universe Works
Scientists thought the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies were unique: They have got rings of smaller dwarf galaxies orbiting in what seems to be a synchronised fashion. But when a team of scientists recently looked at another galaxy, they realised it also seemed to shepherd a flock of dwarfs in a strange, synchronised dance. That’s…