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Article: Universe's mysterious flux arises from exploding stars, not dark matter
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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Stockholm, August. 12 -- A team of scientists has established that a mysterious flux of particles in the Universe originates from exploding stars, rather than being proof of dark matter.
Several independent studies recently discovered a mysterious flux of electrons and positrons in the universe. Several theories were presented that suggested that these particles arise from the decay of "dark matter" - the hypothetical material that is believed to influence the rotation of galaxies.
Dark matter is one of the most challenging questions in astrophysics.
An international research group with members from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now published new results showing that the ...