Hubblecast 05: Hubble discovers ring of dark matter
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An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a ghostly ring of dark matter formed long ago during a colossal collision between two galaxy clusters. This is the first time that dark matter has been found with a distribution that differs substantially from the distribution of ordinary matter.
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About the Video
| Id: | heic0709a |
| Release date: | 15 May 2007, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0709 |
| Duration: | 04m 55s |
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| Type: | • Cosmology Images/Videos • Hubblecast Videos |
