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Hubblecast 05: Hubble Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Ghostly Ring Of Dark Matter.
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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Credit:
• ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
• Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury
• Design: Martin Kornmesser
• Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida
• Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de)
• Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Ana Lopes
• Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J's real name is Joe Liske and he has a PhD in astronomy.
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