Interesting Links for 22-01-2014

[andrewducker]

• Older people don't lose cognitive power they just know too much
  (tags: memory age )
• Women ‘should be banned’ says UKIP Chief
  (tags: ukip satire women society funny uk )
• Cosmic 'web' of dark matter is seen for first time
  (tags: space universe science physics )
• Joanna Lumley+Brian Blessed+Anna Chancellor+Jack Davenport+Motion Capture+WorldOfWarcraft

Comments

"Cosmic 'web' of dark matter is seen for first time"

[doubtingmichael]

I think your title slightly oversells this item. What's been seen is a thin cosmic web of cold intergalactic gas. It's hypothesized that this is accompanying dark matter, but it's still not direct detection of dark matter.

Of course, if the dark matter theory modelling suggested there was this web and then it was observed, that's good confirmation for the theory. So it's still pretty awesome.

Re: "Cosmic 'web' of dark matter is seen for first time"

[andrewducker]

Aaah, gotcha. I misunderstood the article. Thanks for clearing that up!

[drdoug]

News story you might like: A new supernova! And pretty much next door in cosmic terms:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/Bright-Supernova-in-M82-241477661.html
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps-faculty/maps-news-publication/maps1405

[andrewducker]

Thank you!