[extropy-chat] Dark Matter Galaxy Discovered

[Samantha Atkins]

Since dark matter has mass it isn't too surprising if a galaxy sized
clump of it with little/no conventional  matter is somewhere out
there.   I make no pretense of actually understanding dark matter
however.

- samantha


On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:41:24 -0800, Acy James Stapp
<astapp at fizzfactorgames.com> wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/4288633.stm
> 
> Also reported on Slashdot.
> 
>         Astronomers say they have discovered
>         an object that appears to be an invisible
>         galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> --
> Acy James Stapp /  The Fizz Factor /  Software Artificer
> Work 512-477-3499#249 / Cell 512-825-0966 / ICQ 12629994
> 
> It's getting deep. Shovel toward the exits.
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