Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

"We Truly Don't Know What It Is" --Mystery Milky-Way Spectrum of Light Observed...
The Daily Galaxy ^ | 4/17/18

Posted on 04/18/2018 12:04:23 AM PDT by LibWhacker

"We Truly Don't Know What It Is" --Mystery Milky-Way Spectrum of Light Observed 'Not Produced By Any Known Emission'

April 17, 2018

 

Dark

 

"We use special telescopes to catch X-ray light in the sky, and while looking at these X-rays, the telescopes noticed an unexpected feature and captured a spectrum of light, which is not produced by any known atomic emission," said University of Miami astrophysicist Nico Cappelluti. "This emission line is now called the 3.5 kiloelectron volt (keV). One interpretation of this emission line is that it's produced by the decay of dark matter."

"This 3.5 keV emission line is unidentified. We truly don't know what it is," said Esra Bulbul, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and co-author in Cappelluti's study. "But one theory is that it could be a sterile neutrino, which is also known as decaying dark matter. What is truly interesting about Dr. Cappelluti's study is that he found this 3.5 keV line within our own galaxy."

 

In 2014, a team of astronomers led by Bulbul discovered a noticeable spike in intensity at a very specific energy level. While studying the hot gas within the Perseus galaxy cluster (image above), the Chandra and XMM-Newton observatories revealed an unexpected spike, or emission line, corresponding to an energy of 3.5 kiloelectron volts (keV). This wavelength is very difficult to explain, as it cannot be described by previously observed – or even predicted – astronomical objects.

"If confirmed, this will tell us what dark matter is and could be one of the major discoveries in physics," said Cappelluti. "We know that the Milky Way is surrounded by dark matter. Think of it as if we are living in a bubble of dark matter. But we also want to have the statistical certainty of our detection, so now we are putting together a Sterile Neutrino Task Force."

Cappelluti is intrigued by the cosmic phenomena of super massive black holes, the nature of dark matter, and active galactic nuclei, which is the very bright light source found at the center of many galaxies.His recent published findings that could give insight on a subject scientists and astrophysicists have been investigating for decades: What is dark matter and where does it come from?

Cappelluti's study, published in The Astrophysical Journal and entitled, "Searching for the 3.5 keV line in the deep fields with Chandra: the 10 MS observations," examines an interesting light source that was captured by four different telescopes each pointing in a different direction in the sky. The source of light is unfamiliar and unrecognizable to scientists and has caused quite a stir in the world of astrophysics. Bulbul also found the emission line while studying clusters of galaxies in 2014. 

The atomic emission spectra is shown below for various elements. Each thin band in each spectrum corresponds to a single, unique transition between energy levels in an atom. (Rochester Institute of Technology, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

 

1dc6025ac317104b711409454c441e362ceb5694

The four telescopes that captured the 3.5 keV emission were NASA's NuSTAR telescope, the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton telescope, the Chandra telescope, and the Suzaku telescope from Japan.

This fall, several scientists from around the world, including Harvard's Bulbul, plan to gather at the University of Miami to organize a massive data-mining project to investigate and research this 3.5 keV emission line.

"The goal now is to continue to look at the sky until we obtain more powerful operating telescopes with better resolution, which won't be ready until 2021, and share and analyze data from other scientists who are trying to uncover the secrets of dark matter," said Bulbul.

The Daily Galaxy via University of Miami


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 35kev; angels; dark; darkforce; darkmatter; decaying; difficult; emission; explain; galaxy; light; matter; milky; neutrino; neutrinos; observations; physics; possibly; previous; science; spectrum; speedofdark; sterile; sterileneutrino; sterileneutrinos; stringtheory; unknown; way
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-35 next last
Full title: "We Truly Don't Know What It Is" --Mystery Milky-Way Spectrum of Light Observed 'Not Produced By Any Known Emission'
1 posted on 04/18/2018 12:04:24 AM PDT by LibWhacker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

It’s actually the radiation spectrum eminating from the top- secret holographic -encoded real “obama” birth certificate on planet Ferengi


2 posted on 04/18/2018 12:17:29 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

“We don’t know what it is”. Finally some solid evidence that Trump colluded with aliens.


3 posted on 04/18/2018 12:27:11 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

1% matter, 20% dark matter and nearly 80% dark energy is what supposedly constitutes the universe

“I don’t mean it is alien but, I mean, aliens” is probably more popular


4 posted on 04/18/2018 12:27:43 AM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

5 posted on 04/18/2018 12:28:27 AM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

Trump’s fault!


6 posted on 04/18/2018 1:09:34 AM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker
University of Miami astrophysicist Nico Cappelluti: "We know that [we are] surrounded by dark matter. Think of it as if we are living in a bubble of dark matter."

Nico could be describing the lamestream media.

The anti-Trump radiation is off the scale.

7 posted on 04/18/2018 1:09:52 AM PDT by henbane
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

I suddenly feel very small.


8 posted on 04/18/2018 1:40:53 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

It’s a harmonic or beat freq from the microwave in the lunch room.

That’s actually been the answer to more than one “mysterious” electronic signal, in my long and illustrious career in electronics.


9 posted on 04/18/2018 1:42:29 AM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

Phlogiston?


10 posted on 04/18/2018 3:07:04 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker
What is dark matter and where does it come from?

Does it even exist?

Aether lives!

11 posted on 04/18/2018 3:31:15 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker
Full title: "We Truly Don't Know What It Is" --Mystery Milky-Way Spectrum of Light Observed 'Not Produced By Any Known Emission'

Is it time to ask for their government grant money?

12 posted on 04/18/2018 3:41:13 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

Purple Haze.......just got done listening to some old Hendrix.....


13 posted on 04/18/2018 4:09:26 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

-—”said University of Miami astrophysicist Nico Cappelluti.”-—

Yep - the Italians are still crushing it when it comes to science and mathematics.

And for centuries they did that without any outreach programs from NASA. Imagine that...


14 posted on 04/18/2018 4:45:51 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

Trying to fit reality into one’s theories is always a failure. The reality of the Universe is always there, huge and amazing, and just beyond the understanding of science.


15 posted on 04/18/2018 4:46:57 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Leftism is an elaborate system for hiding shame behind a cheap mash of virtue. -Klavan.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Excellence
View the heliocentric model of our solar system
16 posted on 04/18/2018 4:49:57 AM PDT by Karma_Sherab
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Haiku Guy

Love your response... ;>)


17 posted on 04/18/2018 5:37:23 AM PDT by DJ Frisat (Hey, what happened to my clever tag line?!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

“”We know that the Milky Way is surrounded by dark matter.“

Actually, we don’t “know” that.

L


18 posted on 04/18/2018 5:39:53 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

“so now we are putting together a Sterile Neutrino Task Force.”

I want that on my business card.

L


19 posted on 04/18/2018 5:40:56 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LibWhacker

Angels at play....................


20 posted on 04/18/2018 6:31:33 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-35 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson