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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 11/06/2007 : 07:25:35
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071102152248.htm
So it appears that 10-20% of the missing mass, wasnt missing in the first place. Again I am not surprised that it was found not to be unknown exotic matter, or I should say, much lighter exotic matter.
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"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 11/06/2007 : 09:56:58 [Permalink]
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| I think you missed the thrust of the story, PBS. They were noting that the x-rays were coming not from something massive, but from light elements. And so the mass of the galaxy is less that we thought. At least, with respect to baryonic matter. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 11/06/2007 : 10:09:58 [Permalink]
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| stupid brain, always making mistakes... |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 11:41:53 [Permalink]
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Dang. For a minute there, I thought he was a Catholic who'd got caught sleeping in church. I was curious as to what his penance might be.
But it goes to show that, as much as we know about the universe, we really know precious little.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 11/06/2007 : 11:52:49 [Permalink]
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Any sound teleological argument must demand that somewhere, there has to be an Intelligent Thief.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
4955 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 18:49:50 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
stupid brain, always making mistakes...
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Don't worry, BPS. It could all be resolved if they just understood that stars have a solid iron surface. |
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Mass, not so missing...
