Monash student finds Universe’s missing mass (or at least some of it)

Monash University ^ | May 23, 2011 | Unknown

[decimon]

A Monash student has made a breakthrough in the field of astrophysics, discovering what has until now been described as the Universe’s ‘missing mass’. Amelia Fraser-McKelvie, working within a team at the Monash School of Physics, conducted a targeted X-ray search for the matter and within just three months found it – or at least some of it.

What makes the discovery all the more noteworthy is the fact that Ms Fraser-McKelvie is not a career researcher, or even studying at a postgraduate level. She is a 22-year-old undergraduate Aerospace Engineering/Science student who pinpointed the missing mass during a summer scholarship, working with two astrophysicists at the School of Physics, Dr Kevin Pimbblet and Dr Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway.

[decimon]

Filament of imagination ping.

[Panzerlied]

I was wondering where I had put it!

[freedumb2003]

Any chance he found my car keys or Pia Zadora’s career?

[pabianice]

Nice to know that for at least one college grad there will be multiple job offers waiting.

[blueunicorn6]

I found some of it in my backyard.

[Rammer]

So where was it? Under the couch again?

[Lurker]

Pia Zadora’s career?

After "The Lonely Lady" it compacted itself into a black hole and disappeared into an alternate universe.

[knarf]

I had it in a shoe box under my bed ... I’m sorry ... I’ll give it back.

[from occupied ga]

Nice to know that for at least one college grad there will be multiple job offers waiting.

And every one of them at a tax squandering government institution no doubt.

[freedumb2003]

>>After “The Lonely Lady” it compacted itself into a black hole and disappeared into an alternate universe.<<

Too bad “Yentl” didn’t do the same to babs.

[freedumb2003]

What makes the discovery all the more noteworthy is the fact that Ms Fraser-McKelvie is not a career researcher, or even studying at a postgraduate level. She is a 22-year-old undergraduate Aerospace Engineering/Science student who pinpointed the missing mass during a summer scholarship,

Isn't that the opening to almost every "Bones" and "L&O" episode?

[OB1kNOb]

Don’t look at me! I didn’t move it.

[mikrofon]

“And they wondered where the matter went,

‘Til she found it in a filament...”

[MarkL]

It's long been my belief that a goodly portion of the universes missing mass is made up of socks. Was she able to pinpoint the location of those?

Mark

[smokingfrog]

Old news?

'Missing Mass' Found in Recycled Dwarf Galaxies

[Red_Devil 232]

What I want to know is how they know what the mass of the universe is supposed to be, let alone that some of it was missing?

[smokingfrog]

[BwanaNdege]

Sock Monster!

that’s my wife’s story and I’m standing behind her on that!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It was under Michelle Obama’s dress all along, wasn’t it?