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Astronomers capture image of elusive force that connects the universe
http://nypost.com ^ | 04/13/2017 | Lauren Tousignant

Posted on 04/13/2017 1:22:16 PM PDT by heterosupremacist

Captured by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, the composite image is proof that dark matter acts as a giant intergalactic web that connects galaxies throughout space and time. Their findings were published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Dark matter is an invisible force that doesn’t emit or reflect light, and is only detectable through gravity. It makes up around 27 percent of the observable universe and scientists have long predicted that the ghostly substance plays a crucial role in the makeup of our entire universe.

“For decades, researchers have been predicting the existence of dark-matter filaments between galaxies that act like a web-like superstructure connecting galaxies together,” Mike Hudson, an author of the study, said in a statement.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: darkmatter; electricuniverse
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1 posted on 04/13/2017 1:22:16 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
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To: heterosupremacist

It’s intergalactic kitty!


2 posted on 04/13/2017 1:30:26 PM PDT by trad_anglican
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To: heterosupremacist

I trust ‘me to not know what they saw or seen


3 posted on 04/13/2017 1:34:09 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (If America Cared would a moslem cair?)
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To: heterosupremacist

Conjecture is not proof.

Settled science? Science by consensus? Alternatives are available.
Dark matter falsified:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvNCWMD6so4&list=PLwOAYhBuU3UeYFyfm2LilZldjJd48t6IY&index=19


4 posted on 04/13/2017 1:36:10 PM PDT by Zuse (I am disrupted! I am offended! I am insulted! I am outraged!)
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To: heterosupremacist

“Only detectable through gravity”

That explains why my scale is off by so much.


5 posted on 04/13/2017 1:37:06 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: heterosupremacist
Scientists, morons they are... with me the Force is, my ass now kiss.


6 posted on 04/13/2017 1:40:50 PM PDT by bar sin·is·ter
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To: heterosupremacist

They saw duct tape?


7 posted on 04/13/2017 1:45:17 PM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: heterosupremacist

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3543525/posts


8 posted on 04/13/2017 1:49:26 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: heterosupremacist

“Trust me. I saw invisible Keebler Elves connecting the universe. I’ve been predicting this forever. They’re elusive.”


9 posted on 04/13/2017 1:49:41 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: Little Ray

Gorilla Glue.................


10 posted on 04/13/2017 1:50:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: trad_anglican

"All your elusive forces belong to us!"

11 posted on 04/13/2017 1:54:57 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: heterosupremacist

It’s matter. It connects the universe via filiments. So how dense is it? What would it look like in crossection?


12 posted on 04/13/2017 1:59:27 PM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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To: heterosupremacist; 1FreeAmerican; A. Patriot; AndrewC; antonia; aristotleman; Boogieman; ...
Astronomers get a false color image of the filaments connecting two galaxies together and immediately jump to the conclusion they are composed of dark matter without evidence. . . but the Electric Universe cosmologists could tell them exactly what they are looking at: Electricmagnetic flows of current!

If you want on or off the Electric Universe Ping List, Freepmail me.

13 posted on 04/13/2017 2:03:46 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: heterosupremacist

“dark matter is a force.”
Pick one, matter or force.


14 posted on 04/13/2017 2:13:57 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam mandates warfare against unbelievers and is absolutely incompatible with Western society.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Hmmm. I thought that by it’s very nature dark matter couldn’t be detected. Like String Theory or Multiuniverse Theory this more resembles theology than science.

Since dark matter is supposed to suffuse the universe shouldn’t it be detectable everywhere? And if it is undetectable then it is crackpot theory. “We have all the answers. So send us more grants. We can’t prove any of it but send us more grants. Giant flaming dump trucks full of grant money!”


15 posted on 04/13/2017 2:14:15 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I keel you Vorga feelthy.)
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16 posted on 04/13/2017 2:57:10 PM PDT by Seruzawa (I keel you Vorga feelthy.)
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To: heterosupremacist

4,000+ years ago, in His famous discourse to Job wherein He overwhelms puny Job with His capability, God claims that “darkness” has a physical location: “...and where does darkness reside?” Job 38:19


17 posted on 04/13/2017 3:11:24 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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To: All

The dark matter is between their ears!


18 posted on 04/13/2017 3:11:57 PM PDT by bennowens
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To: Swordmaker
...but the Electric Universe cosmologists could tell them exactly what they are looking at: Electricmagnetic flows of current!

Electricity in the Universe has been identified from beneath our feet, in animals and plants, our biosphere, and out to the furthest reaches of the Universe. In general, electricity is present wherever we find plasma, and since 99.999% of the visible universe is in the plasma state, magnetic field and electric currents are nearly everywhere.

Electricity throughout the Universe

19 posted on 04/13/2017 3:16:56 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum)
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To: Fred Nerks
Electricity in the Universe has been identified from beneath our feet, in animals and plants, our biosphere, and out to the furthest reaches of the Universe. In general, electricity is present wherever we find plasma, and since 99.999% of the visible universe is in the plasma state, magnetic field and electric currents are nearly everywhere.

Nail, let me introduce you to Head. . . and here is Big Huge Hammer in the hands of Fred Nerks.



20 posted on 04/13/2017 3:40:37 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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