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General => Science => Topic started by: Recusant on December 14, 2014, 06:19:48 PM

Title: Headlines About Dark Matter Signal
Post by: Recusant on December 14, 2014, 06:19:48 PM
Here's one: "Researchers detect possible signal from dark matter" | Phys.Org (http://phys.org/news/2014-12-dark.html)

A major breakthrough, if it's true. Even if it doesn't turn out to be true, it's an intriguing topic, and I think the signal is certainly worth investigating. On doing some more looking around, it appears that the headlines are overselling this discovery.

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel says there's no way it could be a signal from dark matter:

"Did We Just Find Dark Matter?" | Starts With a Bang (https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-66-did-we-just-find-dark-matter-1b2f992ac353)
Title: Re: Headlines About Dark Matter Signal
Post by: Icarus on December 15, 2014, 01:21:38 AM
Whoa! ???
Title: Re: Headlines About Dark Matter Signal
Post by: Asmodean on December 15, 2014, 03:44:51 AM
The Asmo, He did a very good job of hiding all His dark matter. He doesn't think the mortals found it, but it would be interesting to see what they did find.