Episode 491
Is dark matter in lumps or like sand grains?
The invisible stuff is an essential part of our universe, but is it made of individual particles or lumps?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
November 10, 20213m 58s
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Show Notes
This week, listener Rob emailed us to ask "Is dark matter in large lumps or like grains of sand?" Iacopo Russo got some help from the Little Prince story, as well as from Physics professor Francesca Day at Durham University and physicist Jacques Pienaar from the University of Chicago, to find the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
gravityelectromagnetic forceparticlesphysics