Dark matter is the thread connecting galaxy clusters

[arabianights]

anyone read this article about latest relevation about dark matter?

any thoughts?

http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/dark-matter-is-the-thread-connecting-galaxy-clusters/

 

[Naty1]

I skimmed the article and it seems like a confirmation of what has been expected...a legitimate discussion. I believe such findings have been made by other teams but I am NOT current.

You can read some additional background on dark matter gravitational lensing and filaments here which is consistent with the discussion in your article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_cosmology#Formation_and_evolution_of_large-scale_structure

and especially here which discusses different experimental techniques...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter#Galaxy_clusters_and_gravitational_lensing

 

[twofish-quant]

It looks pretty standard. The big thing about results like these is that they put more and more nails in the coffin of anything that isn't dark matter.

 

[SpaceTiger]

More discussion of this result:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=619641