Dwarf galaxies provide new insights on dark matter
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have looked for signals from dark matter by zeroing in on 10 small, faint galaxies that orbit our own. Although no signals have been detected, a novel analysis technique applied to two years of data from the observatory's Large Area Telescope has essentially eliminated these particle candidates for the first time.
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