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Dark Matter Mystery Deepens In Cosmic 'Train Wreck'

Dark Matter Mystery Deepens In Cosmic 'Train Wreck'

   Astronomers have discovered a chaotic scene unlike any witnessed before in a cosmic "train wreck" between giant galaxy clusters. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes revealed a dark matter core that was mostly devoid of galaxies, which may pose problems for current theories of dark matter behavior.

Posted : Fri, Aug 17, 2007

Category : Science / Space News
 
 
 
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