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Dim Galaxy Could Give Clues to Dark Matter
chamblah writes "Reuters is reporting that the dimmest galaxy has been found. 'In fact, it is dimmest galaxy ever detected, which means it could give clues to the mysterious dark matter that appears to be pushing regular matter around.' Since this galaxy is '...100 times dimmer than the night sky', it could only be detected using 'instruments involved in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the sky-mapping project.' The galaxy is also part of the Andromeda galaxy, only 2 million light years from us. The article goes on to explain how finding these dim galaxies can be useful, 'Andromeda IX fits the profile for the small, dim galaxies that cosmic theorists predict should exist as leftovers from the formation of big galaxies.'"
They're just eco-friendly and power saving.
Exactly, just like I-90 is part of the Honda freeway!
Our intelligent designer has never created an animal that we couldn't improve by strapping a bomb to it.
...the mysterious dark matter that appears to be pushing regular matter around
That must be the extra mysterious version of dark matter that works opposite to gravity (pushes).
The normally mysterious version of dark matter is simply dark and mysterious. It pulls.
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