03/09/2012

Dark Matter Just Got More Mysterious

Reporting in the Astrophysical Journal, scientists write of a massive collision between two galaxy clusters. By studying the cosmic remnants of that smashup, they say leftover dark matter isn’t behaving as current theory predicts. Astrophysicist Andisheh Mahdavi discusses this dark matter mystery.

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Andisheh Mahdavi

Andisheh Mahdavi is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University.