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Dark Matter Exists

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-ordinary-matter-anymore dept.

olclops writes "It's a big day for astrophysics. After much speculation, scientists now have conclusive proof of dark matter. This result doesn't rule out alternate gravity theories like MOND, but it does mean those theories will have to account for exotic forms of dark matter."

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  1. Somehow I also think... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a big day for astrophysics.

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    I think it's going to be a big day for their webmasters as well.

  2. Sweet! by BigZaphod · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now it's our turn to hide from the dark matter and wait for it to discover us! Come one everyone - pick a hiding spot and get to it! Hurry!

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  3. credible and accurate by 10100111001 · · Score: 5, Funny

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    I haven't yet read this article due to it being slashdotted, but I'm sure it is at least as credible as the story about the new source of free energy from magnets and as accurate as the one that says goldfish are smarter than dolphins.

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  4. Kanye West says.. by saboola · · Score: 5, Funny

    George Bush hates dark matter

  5. Re:I Doubt It by Twisted64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly, this matter which refuses to reflect light in our visible spectrum has something to hide. Ergo, it is terrorism and must be quashed.

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  6. Re:Dark Matters by x2A · · Score: 5, Funny

    "2) It's conventional matter in some seriously surprising state that we don't understand, causing it not to be visible"

    What... like, being behind other matter? :-p

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