New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought

University of Copenhagen ^ | 5/25/2022 | Charles Steinhardt, Albert Sneppen

[Boogieman]

“Sooooo maybe not as much “missing matter” is missing as originally thought...and therefore no need for dark matter?”

Simply adding more matter doesn’t solve the dark matter problem. The dark matter problem is also about the distribution of the matter, not just the amount.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks LibWhacker.

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[Larry Lucido]

They need to burn off some calories.

[JimRed]

Stars are heavier than we thought

I don't see us being equipped to weigh one any time soon.

[SuperLuminal]

"Stars are heavier than we thought"

Shhh!
It's not polite to openly criticize the weight-impaired...

[Stosh]

“Why are things so heavy in the future?”

Probably just the mathematical consequence of a function like

H(x) := {1} {x>0}

[Verginius Rufus]

The stars in distant galaxies were heavier when their light left them...billions of years ago. Maybe they are not as heavy now.

The Magellanic Clouds are closer than the Andromeda Galaxy, but I guess they don't count.

[Redcitizen]

😂 that was funny!