Astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows astronomers to “see” the distribution of dark matter more accurately than any other method used to date and it could possibly be used to explore the ultimate nature of dark matter. The results were published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1820/
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ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
20 December 2018
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