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Hubblecast 05: Hubble discovers ring of dark matter

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter formed long ago during a colossal collision between two galaxy clusters. This is the first time that dark matter has been found with a distribution that differs substantially from the distribution of ordinary matter.

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Added: Jan-30-2010 
By: LoonieToonie
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Tags: Hubble, Hubblecast, Space, Science, Astronomy, Telescope, Galaxy, Gravity, Stars, Universe, Dark Matter, Light
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