A MATTER OF FACT: NASA FINDS DIRECT PROOF OF DARK MATTER; Global warming
Date: Monday, August 21, 2006 @ 20:24:37 UTC
Topic: Science
Dark
matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by the tremendous collision of
two large clusters of galaxies. The discovery, using NASA's Chandra X-ray
Observatory and other telescopes, gives direct evidence for the existence of
dark matter.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news75387135.html
In other news from PhysOrg:
GREENLAND'S GLACIERS HAVE BEEN SHRINKING FOR 100 YEARS: STUDY, August 21
Greenland's glaciers have been shrinking for the past century, according to
a Danish study, suggesting that the ice melt is not a recent phenomenon caused
by global warming.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news75394015.html
OZONE-FRIENDLY CHEMICALS LEAD TO WARMING, August 20
(AP) -- Cool your home,
warm the planet. When more than two dozen countries undertook in 1989 to fix the
ozone hole over Antarctica, they began replacing chloroflourocarbons in
refrigerators, air conditioners and hair spray. But they had little idea that
using other gases that contain chlorine or fluorine instead also would
contribute greatly to global warming.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news75304545.html
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