Friday, January 14, 2011

New dark matter map created for big galaxies
[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:17:59 GMT ]

Model prediction of what the four images of the background quasar RXJ 1131-1231 should look like, as lensed by an intervening galaxy (left). Chandra X-ray observations show a strong anomaly in the middle of the three images on the left side of the panel (right).Researchers have mapped out mysterious dark matter in a sample of huge galaxies, determining where the strange stuff resides and how much of it there is.


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