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posted by takyon on Monday April 01 2019, @09:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the gaaarlaktus dept.

From New Atlas:

Some of the strongest evidence for dark matter to date has been discovered – and ironically, that's thanks to its absence. In a pair of studies published this week, astronomers have shed new light on dark matter through close observation of a galaxy previously found to have very little of the stuff, while the same team found a new example of a similar oddball galaxy.

It's generally believed that galaxies are held together through the gravitational influence of clumps of dark matter, so to find a galaxy with little to no dark matter was a surprise. And while it might sound like a strike against the theory, it actually ends up supporting it.

A Second Galaxy Missing Dark Matter in the NGC 1052 Group (DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab0d92) (DX)

Still Missing Dark Matter: KCWI High-resolution Stellar Kinematics of NGC1052-DF2 (DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab0e8c) (DX)


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 02 2019, @05:50PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 02 2019, @05:50PM (#823707)

    If dark matter shits in the woods, will it make a smell?

    I don't know. But you appear to believe that yours does not. Self-deception is the worst kind of lie.

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday April 02 2019, @07:49PM (4 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday April 02 2019, @07:49PM (#823758) Journal

    Hahaha.... GOOD COME-BACK!

    You. are. the. MASTER!

    *Golf clap*

    SO....what are you? 12...13 years old?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 02 2019, @09:14PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 02 2019, @09:14PM (#823791)

      SO....what are you? 12...13 years old?

      Old enough that I could be your father. In fact, I (or a cast of thousands) might well be, given what a whore your mom is.

      • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday April 02 2019, @09:36PM (2 children)

        by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday April 02 2019, @09:36PM (#823794) Journal

        Hoh SHIT! You are SOOOO good at come-backs.

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @12:25AM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @12:25AM (#823868)

          Hoh SHIT! You are SOOOO good at come-backs.

          That's so sweet! Kissy kissy, baby!

          • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday April 03 2019, @02:15AM

            by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday April 03 2019, @02:15AM (#823906) Journal

            Yup: you're 12.

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