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"I have failed to find dark matter, but I got a very pleasant consolation prize"

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Re: "I have failed to find dark matter, but I got a very pleasant consolation prize"

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Looks like an electromagnetic field. I wonder why they didn't make that connection.

That's funny. I didn't think of that, I immediately thought that it looked like an atomic p-orbital. Then again, I was a biochemistry major...

Re: "I have failed to find dark matter, but I got a very pleasant consolation prize"

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The writer had fun with this paragraph. I know stories like these in the general press are ragged on often (rightfully), but seriously? Would a writer in the Politics or Business sections ever get something like the 2nd sentence past their editor? The source of the bubbles is a mystery. One possibility is that they are fueled by a wave of star births and deaths at the center of the galaxy. Another option is a giganti…

Clearly the better reference was not Jabba the Hutt, but the maw of the Sarlacc.

Re: "I have failed to find dark matter, but I got a very pleasant consolation prize"

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

use this: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=136...

Thanks, I do know how to get access (I mean, I am sure I registered in the past anyway) but it's still trashy to click a link on a site like HN and be prompted with a login before you see the content.

The situation is that after 8 views (aprox) of articles you're asked to Register. You can always clear the NYT cookie or switch browsers or whatever.

Re: "I have failed to find dark matter, but I got a very pleasant consolation prize"

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post #14

Looks like an electromagnetic field. I wonder why they didn't make that connection.

That's funny. I didn't think of that, I immediately thought that it looked like an atomic p-orbital. Then again, I was a biochemistry major...

I couldn't help but think about Warhammer 40k's Astronomicon (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Astronomicon) since that's supposed to extend for about 50,0000 light years as well. Then again, I am a bit of a WH40k fan...
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