Hubble Builds 3D Dark Matter Map 177
astroengine writes "Dark matter can't be spotted directly because it doesn't interact with electromagnetic radiation (i.e. it doesn't emit any radiation and reflects no light). However, its gravitational influence on space-time can bend light from its otherwise straight path (a phenomenon known as 'lensing'). Using a sophisticated algorithm to scan a comprehensive Hubble Space Telescope survey of the cosmos, astronomers have plotted a map of 'weak lensing' events. Combining this with red shift measurements from ground-based observatories, they've produced a strikingly colorful 3D map of the structure of dark matter."
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Cool picture! (Score:4, Funny)
So luminiferous and aethereal! Almost magical like!
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You have to stand about 3 feet away, and let your eyes go fuzzy. It's a cute picture of a unicorn.
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The language was asking for it.