Two Big Dark Matter Experiments Gain US Support 37
Graculus writes: The Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation announced on Friday that they will try to fund two major experiments to detect particles of the mysterious dark matter whose gravity binds the galaxies instead of just one. The decision allays fears that the funding agencies could afford only one experiment to continue the search for so-called weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs.
Re:Of course it won't be settled then (Score:4, Insightful)
"A bit mysterious" is the understatement of the day... Still, it's one of the very few actual observable things that could further some fundamental new understanding of physics.
I don't see what you are saying (Score:5, Insightful)
We'll have more information about the gravity attributes and locations of dark matter,
Both of these experiments aim to detect collisions of dark matter particles with their respective detectors, and if found give an estimate of the particles energy. Neither are astronomical surveys that would tell us anything about the gravitational properties or distribution of dark matter.
Huh? (Score:2, Insightful)
What are you TALKING about? Your username may be "i kan reed" but it seems you did not choose to read the article.