Dark Matter Found? $2 Billion Orbital Experiment Detects Hints

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday April 3, 2013 @08:27AM from the it-was-in-the-attic-this-whole-time dept.

astroengine writes "A $2 billion particle detector attached to the International Space Station has detected the potential signature of dark matter annihilation in the Cosmos, scientists have announced today. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was attached to the space station in May 2011 by space shuttle Endeavour — the second-to last shuttle mission to the orbital outpost. Since then, the AMS has been detecting electrons and positrons (the electron's anti-particle) originating from deep space and assessing their energies. By doing a tally of electrons and positrons, physicists hope the AMS will help to answer one of the most enduring mysteries in science: Does dark matter exist? And today, it looks like the answer is a cautious, yet exciting, affirmative."

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Physics! by benjfowler · 2013-04-03 11:37 · Score: 0, Flamebait

There's nothing like physics articles to bring out all the morons who think that because something is complex and counterintuitive, it's a license to make up any old bullshit they want.
And it's amazing how indignant the drooling retards get when they get called out on their bullshit by people who actually know what they're talking about (because they busted their arses at college for years, rather than just pulling shit out of their arses).