Astronomers find star-less galaxy

[RadioAstronomer]

bttt

[Puppage]

Astronomers find star-less galaxy

Yeah, it's called Hollywood.

[evets]

[BenLurkin]

Beat me to it!

[SolidRedState]

Should it be called "dim matter" rather than "dark matter"? In either case, interesting.

[Modernman]

Okay, explain to those of us who are science-challenged: What the heck is dark matter?

[Sax]

I don't know either, but perhaps the could call it "The Emperor's New Galaxy!"

[Cold Heat]

Probably a hydrogen re-fueling station.:-)

[Terpfen]

Apparently the scientists don't know either.

The unknown material that is thought to hold these dark galaxies together is known as 'dark matter', but scientists still know very little about what that is.

[Brilliant]

where's the link?

[Drango]

What the heck is dark matter

Jesse Jackson?

[theDentist]

Have they considered a Black Hole which has already consumed all that was within it's gravitational pull?

[LibWhacker]

Oops, sorry . . . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/4288633.stm

[Cold Heat]

Okay, explain to those of us who are science-challenged: What the heck is dark matter?

Stuff that theoretically should be there, but isn't. Cuz they cannot see it, so it must be invisible, or dark.

Whatever.....

[InvisibleChurch]

it looks like an 'ula 'oop

[green pastures]

Well, hey, I found an invisible galaxy myself. Am hoping it will be named after me. Only problem is that to date, nobody else has been able to see it. Do you think I could get a grant to study it in more detail?

[ruiner]

No, Jesse Jackson is Dark DOESN'T matter

[correctthought]

Great, I guess they found the underverse.

[Modernman]

Stuff that theoretically should be there, but isn't. Cuz they cannot see it, so it must be invisible, or dark.

So, using the term "matter" to describe it is probably not accurate. I imagine that once we get a better understanding of this stuff, it will have no relation to "matter" as we know it.