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Student Finds Universe's Missing Mass

An anonymous reader writes "A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called 'missing mass' of the universe during her summer break."

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  1. Somewhere in the back of the student fridge... by Lemming+Mark · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...mouldy bit it'll probably still be tasty if you scrape it off a bit.

  2. They found something else, too... by damn_registrars · · Score: 5, Funny

    They managed to find a female astrophysics student. Anyone in physics can tell you that is a great discovery in and of itself.

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    1. Re:They found something else, too... by PastaLover · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is why we can't have nice things.

  3. Re:Different perspective needed. by Dog-Cow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course it was. She's Australian!

  4. You might have found me by Missing.Matter · · Score: 2, Funny

    But you'll never catch me!

  5. Re:Kinda OT - black holes by kehren77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The closing line about justifying funding for pure physics research 'Do you use a mobile phone? Some of that technology came about by black hole research'."

    To what bit of mobile phone technology is he referring?

    AT&T's network.

  6. Re:Next up... by boristdog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the missing mass was being held by the Space Pope...

  7. must be the heat by circletimessquare · · Score: 3, Funny

    i read

    "Student Finds Miss Universe's Mass"

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  8. Don't Worry by b4upoo · · Score: 1, Funny

    If the missing mass of the universe is identified it will only take a few minutes for Microsoft to try to patent it.

    1. Re:Don't Worry by grasshoppa · · Score: 2, Funny

      You misspelled "Disney".

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