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NASA Announces Dark Matter Discovery
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| Aug. 14, 2006
| Megan Watzke
Posted on 08/15/2006 9:45:42 AM PDT by zeugma
NASA Announces Dark Matter Discovery
Astronomers who used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 21, to announce how dark and normal matter have been forced apart in an extraordinarily energetic collision.
Reporters must call Megan Watzke at the Chandra Press Office at: 617- 496-7998 or e-mail: mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu for participation information. Shortly before the start of the briefing, images and graphics about the research will be posted at: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/1e0657/
Briefing participants:
- Maxim Markevitch, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.
- Doug Clowe, postdoctoral fellow, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
- Sean Carroll, assistant professor of physics, University of Chicago, Ill.
A video file about the discovery will air on NASA TV at noon, Aug. 21. Audio of the event will be streamed live on the Web at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home
TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chandra; darkmatter; nasa
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This should be interesting.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:45:44 AM PDT
by
zeugma
To: zeugma
dark matter?
discovered between the ears of Mahmoud Ahmahadnijob during his last physical.....hehehehe.....
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:49:14 AM PDT
by
PAMadMax
(Islam is the enemy of all mankind...AlJazeera is its PR Firm)
To: zeugma
I want photos!
No, wait ...
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:50:06 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
(Reality is not optional.)
To: zeugma
They actually found proof of some Dark Matter? This should be big..
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:51:45 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(The "smarter" the individual, the greater his power of self-deception.)
To: zeugma
If this stuff (dark matter) actually was 90% of the universe as claimed, all of us would be having to vacuum it up off our carpets daily.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:52:04 AM PDT
by
tomzz
To: zeugma
NASA Reports Successful Probe to Uranus.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:52:45 AM PDT
by
eastsider
To: zeugma
August 21st? Don't they know the world ends August 22nd? Not much time to enjoy the fruits of the discovery.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:53:31 AM PDT
by
tdewey10
(Can we please take out Iran's nuclear capability before they start using it?)
To: zeugma
Separation of dark matter and light matter happens every Thanksgiving whenever you carve the bird...........
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:53:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: zeugma
If this is the real deal, it would be great.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:54:09 AM PDT
by
linear
(Zealotry paints in black and white; evil sees only gray.)
To: zeugma
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:54:25 AM PDT
by
SuperSonic
(Bush "lied", people dyed.......their fingers purple.)
To: tomzz
all of us would be having to vacuum it up off our carpets daily. How do you know you're not?
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:54:36 AM PDT
by
OSHA
(Lose money FAST playing penny stocks. Ask me how!)
To: zeugma
I met the the 2nd guy listed (Doug) years ago. He seemed like a good guy. I hope for his sake that this is solid research.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:54:38 AM PDT
by
NinoFan
To: Red Badger
I vote that this wins the thread. But where's the photo?
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:54:55 AM PDT
by
tdewey10
(Can we please take out Iran's nuclear capability before they start using it?)
To: Red Badger
Separation of dark matter and light matter happens every Thanksgiving whenever you carve the bird........... Feh ... unless you get a free range turkey, these days it's hard to tell the difference.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:55:04 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Mad Dawg
Here ya go!..........
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:56:51 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: r9etb
Parts is pieces parts..............(Old Wendy's commercial).......
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:57:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: zeugma
A steaming pile of starship fuel!
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:57:55 AM PDT
by
orionblamblam
(I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
To: tdewey10
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:58:10 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: zeugma
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:59:47 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Islam is a subsingularity memetic perversion : (http://www.orionsarm.com/topics/perversities.html))
To: SuperSonic
That's typical of NASA. They probably buried it out back in a field behind JSC.
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posted on
08/15/2006 9:59:55 AM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(You! Shake your junk!)
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