Serious blow to dark matter theories? New study finds mysterious lack of dark matter...

http://phys.org ^ | 04-18-2012 | Provided by ESO

[Red Badger]

This annotated artist’s impression shows the Milky Way galaxy. The blue halo of material surrounding the galaxy indicates the expected distribution of the mysterious dark matter. New measurements based on the movements of stars show that the amount of dark matter in this region around the Sun is far smaller than predicted and have indicated that there is no significant dark matter at all in our neighbourhood. The blue sphere centred on the Sun’s position shows the approximate size of the newly surveyed volume, but not its precise shape. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

[cripplecreek]

Don’t look at me, I don’t have it.

[tired&retired]

The part of the picture they don’t understand is “God Matter”, or “Divine Consciousness”, commonly referred to as the “Holy Spirit.” It holds the universe together!

[muawiyah]

The answer is that we are allowed to see that which we do see and nothing else.

[muawiyah]

The answer is that we are allowed to see that which we do see and nothing else.

[Red Badger]

Well, it is DARK matter. Maybe they should turn on the light............

[samtheman]

the Milky Way certainly rotates much faster than the visible matter alone can account for

A matter dark indeed.

[Red Badger]

....or it was NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITH..............

[Lazamataz]

Waysis.

[ZX12R]

Maybe dark matter is made up of all the ghosts that people claim to see. Do ghosts have mass?

[MrB]

I recommend the book “Privileged Planet”.

Not only are we positioned in the perfect place for life to exist, but that placement is also the best possible location for study of the creation around us.

[Red Badger]

Which is really not all that ‘mysterious’ since we cannot see the black hole in the center of the galaxy, we cannot judge how much matter went into it that is no longer visible...........

[evets]

Maybe 'Mars' has all the dark matter...

[Uncle Ike]

” But a new study by a team of astronomers in Chile has found that these theories just do not fit the observational facts. “

Well, in modern ‘science’, that’s not a setback — just adjust the theory to blame the ‘missing’ matter on the Evil Twins of Coal and SUVs, and the grant money will just come pouring in....

[Bernard Marx]

Oh dang, we don’t know everything after all. We should turn the problem over to the UN-affiliated AGW researchers. I’m sure they’d come up with a whiz-bang computer simulation that would require taxing everyone to pay for a socialist world without dark matter by Big Brother’s Executive Order.

[Lurker]

If there’s as much “dark matter” in the universe as these scientists postulate my lawn should be covered with the stuff.

[taterjay]

Scientists are wrong nearly as much as journalists.

[Red Badger]

Do ghosts have mass?

Just the Catholic ones..............

[muawiyah]

Naw, it’s there alright ~ lots of it. We just haven’t figured out how to perceive it ~ nor has that power been given to us as in a revelation ~

[Red Badger]

Maybe all the Dark Matter is wearing hoodies so it can’t be identified.........