Scientists sense breakthroughs in dark-matter mystery

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Scientists sense breakthroughs in dark-matter mystery

Published: 19 Feb 2013 at 01.43
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For decades, the strange substance called dark matter has teased physicists, challenging conventional notions of the cosmos.

Undated composite image courtesy of NASA shows distribution of dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the core of merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, a combination of natural-color image of galaxies and "false-colored" maps showing starlight, hot gas, and dark matter. Credit: NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University)

Today, though, scientists believe that with the help of multi-billion-dollar tools, they are closer than ever to piercing the mystery -- and the first clues may be unveiled just weeks from now.

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Largo
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Discussion 2 : 19 Feb 2013 at 16.302
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only asking,

Where do you think the inventions of the X ray, MRI, CTI, PET, scans come from ? The most commonly used diagnostic medical instruments were designed by the very science and using the very science that you say is of no use to us. Look up the Nobel prize winners for science and you will see that we the human race has benefited enormously from particle physics research and those very scientists you say are just out for the glory of a Nobel prize.
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Discussion 1 : 19 Feb 2013 at 08.531
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Ok and after they have discovered what dark matter is what then? They are spending billions to earn Nobile prizes for themselves at the cost of tax payers. If that money was rather spend on medical research or job creation would it not serve humankind better?
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