Astronomers map dark matter ‘beach ball’
JAN 08, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023991
NPR : From way out in space, our home galaxy would look pretty much like a flat disc of bright stars with spiral arms. But the Milky Way is actually surrounded by a vast halo of invisible dark matter that’s shaped like a squashed beach ball.That’s according to a new map of our galaxy’s dark matter announced at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, DC. Related news story Dark matter ‘beach ball’ unveiled BBC
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