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We don't have an accurate way to identify the amount of dark matter in a galaxy. That is why the outliers are so important. ...but what is potentially more im
by koheripbal 9y ago
We don't have an accurate way to identify the amount of dark matter in a galaxy. That is why the outliers are so important.
...but what is potentially more important is the cause of these outliers. Assuming there's no smooth distribution of dark matter correlations with regular matter, then some unfathomable EVENT caused this galaxy to be different.
I'm not saying it's aliens, but...
- saalweachter 9y agoSide effect of a war with the dark matter entities?
- LoSboccacc 9y agospeaking of outliers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_94 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_94 that also is said to have little dark matter, but that was an indirect observation and unconfirmed afaik
- delecti 9y agoI know (hope?) you're joking, but we know so little that allowing for that possibility means we can't rule out the opposite. Maybe "aliens" (or some unfathomable event) are responsible for populating all other galaxies with dark matter but missed one.
- coolaliasbro 9y agoThat's a fun thought. Assuming it's true, make me wonder: what are the odds that humans would even notice/observe the missed one?