Physicists Find Dark Matter, or Something Even More Strange


	Physicists Find Dark Matter, or Something Even More Strange

Silkweaver

11-22-2008 12:12 PM

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cosmology, physics, dark matter, multiverse

Silkweaver says:

Very interesting discovery if confirmed.

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11-22-2008 8:48 PM

invictus

Extremely exciting. See also the NG story here. I'm quoting the intro sentence below:

High-energy electrons captured over Antarctica could reveal the presence of a nearby but mysterious astrophysical object that's bombarding Earth with cosmic rays, researchers say.

For me, this could be the discovery of the millennium. Let's wait and see.

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