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AtheistCrusader

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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 04:51 PM

Feb 2013

We have detectors buried in mines around the planet too, to shield them from cosmic rays, hoping to pick up the temperature increase from an impact on a wafer of Germanium, that's been chilled close to absolute zero.

I'm surprised, but happy that possibly the ISS picked it up first!

One more piece of the puzzle, in place, I hope.

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Has Dark Matter Finally Been Found? Big News Coming Soon [View all] hue Feb 2013 OP

That gave me chills. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #1

There are quite a few of us who embrace the term "geek". NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #3

+10 Many here are like what you said. RC Feb 2013 #5

I'm old enough to remember Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #14

And his name is Luther. JeffHead Feb 2013 #36

Geek is an endearment. Anyone who doesn't think so is a jockhead. nt valerief Feb 2013 #4

Your question for Your Father was a great question!! hue Feb 2013 #6

Can't wait to read it! AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #2

That is very cool... WCGreen Feb 2013 #9

I think gravity repels dark matter RC Feb 2013 #7

No DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #10

The universe may be expanding d/t dark energy which some folks confuse with dark matter. hue Feb 2013 #11

Actually, the idea came about by observing stellar structures... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #44

More info on the search for CDM coming from the LUX in South Dakota!! hue Feb 2013 #8

Every time I hear about Dark Matter I have to post this Calvin & Hobbes Strip: yodermon Feb 2013 #12

QUARK QUARK QUARK QUARK QUARK progressoid Feb 2013 #19

Well, it would be really good to shed some light on this. nt bemildred Feb 2013 #13

:-) this is an older article, but it was one of the 1st to "shine a light on dark matter!" hue Feb 2013 #16

I've always considered it to be a fudge factor anyway. bemildred Feb 2013 #38

There's good evidence dark matter as such really exists D Gary Grady Feb 2013 #41

There is something there all right, but what? bemildred Feb 2013 #43

That was wretched. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #30

Quite. bemildred Feb 2013 #39

If I know exactly when the announcement will be made Orrex Feb 2013 #15

you'll know Where - exactly When you know it backtoblue Feb 2013 #18

You won't. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #24

;-) hue Feb 2013 #25

LOL Orrex Feb 2013 #32

I see what you did there. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #33

I wonder if this has anything to do with the temporary closure of CERN? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #17

No, CERN had planned to shut down the LHC in order to revamp the collider and it's magnets for more hue Feb 2013 #22

I've always been somewhat skeptical on dark matter. dorkulon Feb 2013 #20

I'm with you on that Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #26

FWIW, that's exactly what some said about the neutrino VWolf Feb 2013 #34

Dark matter is all the packing materials for all the equipment being used to study dark matter. longship Feb 2013 #21

Of course dark matter exists. darkangel218 Feb 2013 #23

Gravity itself has negative energy D Gary Grady Feb 2013 #42

Were you one of them? darkangel218 Feb 2013 #45

anticipation building samsingh Feb 2013 #27

we've had dark matter around for years mamayo Feb 2013 #28

MMMM! Dark Matter Botany Feb 2013 #29

It is not visible to our eyes because it doesn't interact with photons. hue Feb 2013 #37

are those particles inside or outside of atoms? Botany Feb 2013 #46

No Botany Dark Matter particles are not inside atoms. hue Feb 2013 #53

Dark energy and dark matter are the result of the matter/anti-matter reaction. The mass of each firenewt Feb 2013 #31

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #35

2nd dimension replies, "Dark matter doesn't matter to us!" RedCloud Feb 2013 #40

I was expecting them to find it in a drawer in Karl Rove's office. kickysnana Feb 2013 #47

Regardless of what Republicans think, science is cool. neverforget Feb 2013 #48

What is the relationship between ZPE & Dark Energy? triplepoint Feb 2013 #49

They have a show on TV about black holes. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2013 #50

My dog just went out in the backyard and dropped some dark matter out there in the freezing cold!!! MADem Feb 2013 #51

Dark Matter = Dick Cheney sellitman Feb 2013 #52