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Dark Matter Discovered Near Solar System?

Posted by Soulskill on from the near-being-a-relative-term dept.

gpronger writes "The ATIC (Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter) has potentially discovered the presence of dark matter close (only 3000 light-years) to our solar system. The system detected a large-amount of high energy cosmic rays which match the theoretical signature of dark matter annihilating itself. The universe is believed to be composed of about 25% dark matter, but there has been little evidence of it. This discovery, if correct, would be the first." The paper was published in Nature , but it requires a subscription to see beyond the abstract.

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  1. zomg by Missing_dc · · Score: 5, Funny

    ZOMG, Mom, is that you?

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  2. close ? by jacquesm · · Score: 4, Funny

    This must be some meaning of 'close' that I was previously unaware of.

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  3. Re:Holy crap. by spazdor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Over there, next to your regular one.

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