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Old 01-08-2007, 11:11 AM   #1
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Default Scientists Discover Dark Matter In Universe

One of the greatest mysteries of the universe is about to be revealed with the first detailed, three-dimensional map of dark matter, the invisible material that makes up most of the universe. Astronomers stated yesterday that they have achieved the apparently impossible task of creating a picture of something that has defied every attempt to [...]

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wow... just wow
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heh, and if they knew it was there, they had to know its dimensions, no? as well as the size, geometry, mass, et cetera, to which they can then map it. this article is just press release for the tax money they take from us.
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As I understand this they fired light at a number of objects & then plotted it's course. Couldn't this map just be a map of strong gravity wells & not necessarily Dark Matter?

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As I understand this they fired light at a number of objects & then plotted it's course. Couldn't this map just be a map of strong gravity wells & not necessarily Dark Matter?

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i heard this 2 or 3 months ago...did a report on it in school
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You know what they say.

Once you go black, you never go back.
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