Dark Matter Discovered Near Solar System?

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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Re:Close to our Solar System

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How does that match with the big bang theory, 13.5-14 billion years old and nothing can travel faster than light? =P

I'm to tired to read it now, wherefrom come the estimated age? Not from the size and expanding at light speed or below I hope? Or well, if your number is correct that would still mean it's at least 45 billion years. So uhm, fail :D

I haven't read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_universe yet :D