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A Common Feature of Galaxies Is Challenging What We Know About the Universe
A new study has "cast serious doubt" on a ubiquitous galactic feature that may require exotic physics to explain.
Something Huge and Invisible Is Making Nearby Stars Vanish, Scientists Propose
Stars that have gone missing from the Hyades cluster may have been torn away by a dark matter monster with the mass of 10 million Suns.
These Dark Matter 'Clumps' Help Explain the Material That Makes Up Most of the Universe
The shadowy entities are about 10,000 to 100,000 times smaller than the dark matter halo of the Milky Way.
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Dark Matter Halos Are Sad Would-Be Galaxies
The early universe naturally selected fast-forming galaxies.
New Research: We Live in a Cosmic Cave Full of Dark Matter
Experimental results released last month from Italy's deep underground XENON100 detector revealed, sadly, "no dark matter":http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/7/18/space-is-only-noise-in-the-underground-dark-matter-detector, at least in its most commonly...
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