A new computer simulation has calculated that the mass of our own Milky Way galaxy is about half that of the Andromeda galaxy, one of our closest partners despite previous research. Using the motion and position of “satellite galaxies” researchers have showing that the Milky Way galaxy has a smaller mass than the Andromeda galaxy. The […]
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Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search comes to Sudbury
Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (Super CDMS) aims to measure the signals from exotic particles called WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) as they pass through a detector made of germanium. It is an international, multimillion dollar dark matter experiment currently based in Minnesota. Funding has recently been announced that will allow SuperCDMS to build a more sensitive […]
