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more about #darkmatter more comments → Daveinva: "If one of these quark stars encounters other forms of matter, it could rearrange that matter to resemble itself." Well, now we know where this thing... more » Starwatcher: OMG, this sounds like the plot of a bad 1970s sci-fi film. Disney Presents QUARK STAR Synopsis: Dr. Zoltan Kovaks will stop at nothing to find a the... more » Hamslicer: Sure wouldn't want to bump into this and get assimilated into "strange matter". Sounds messy. more » Roklimber: Perhaps a little explanation about what neutron stars are and under what circumstances they could be crushed into quark stars might be helpful to inte... more » FrankenPC: This is what I love about our universe. It's far more fantastical than anything religion can say about it. I love reality. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Where does Zoltan find time to get away from his fortunetelling business to do Astrophysics? more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: This never ends well. more » -
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Theoretical All-Quark Stars Might Be Able to Warp Matter Unto Themselves
Researchers are on the lookout for a new type of star, one composed of matter that behaves differently from the kind we're familiar with. If these stars exist, they could solve one of the biggest mysteries astrophysicists have confronted. More » -
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Dark Matter Lab Dedicated 5,000 Feet Underground
This week, the Sanford Lab dedicated an underground science fortress to research dark matter. The lab is 5,000 feet underground in the mountains of South Dakota, shielded from cosmic radiation. More » -
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Galactic Cluster Collision Divides Ordinary Matter from Dark Matter
Almost six billion years ago, two of the largest gravitational structures in the universe slammed into each other with velocities in the millions of miles per hour. Galactic clusters are collections of galaxies (sometimes thousands of them) that seem to hang together in violation of the known laws of physics. Not only did this ancient collision result in a stunningly beautiful image, but it's given astrophysicists an important clue about the nature of dark matter. More »
