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Dark matter has been found to be (unexpectedly) evenly distributed across dwarf galaxies – rather than clumping together in the centre in the way that we had expected of 'cold' dark matter. Credit NASA.
Dark matter – there’s a growing feeling that we are getting closer to finding out the true nature of this elusive stuff. At least we are running a number of experiments that seem (on theoretical grounds) to have the capacity to identify it – and if they don’t… well, maybe it’s time for a rethink of the whole ball game.(…)
Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope – Dark Matter Science (710 words)
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