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Most Detailed View of Dark Matter Mapped By Hubble

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the final-frontier dept.

astroengine writes "Building on previous studies by the Hubble Space Telescope, new analysis of gravitational lensing data has revealed the most detailed map of the distribution of dark matter yet. The distribution appears as a beautiful ghost-like or ethereal haze and could have serious ramifications on our understanding as to how galaxy clusters form and evolve."

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  1. Re:Just a question by BlackPignouf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Indeed.

    As we all know, pi = 3.
    While I'm sure my theory is correct, it doesn't quite fit for some calculations so I introduce a dark number.

    Thanks to this dark number, I can approximate the perimeter of a circle!

    Problem solved.

  2. Re:Just a question by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 0, Troll

    Nice to see someone open-minded to other possibilities.

    Have you heard of Dewey B. Larson? He has some interesting physics.

    http://www.reciprocalsystem.com/