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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Sep 01, 2008, 14:32:08

Title: Cosmic crash unmasks dark matter
Post by: Rick on Sep 01, 2008, 14:32:08
Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 23% of the Universe, yet is invisible to our eyes.

The results come from astronomical observations of a titanic collision between two clusters of galaxies 5.7 billion light-years away.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7587090.stm