{"id":15112,"date":"2017-10-26T11:13:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T15:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15112"},"modified":"2017-10-26T11:13:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T15:13:27","slug":"hubble-wobbling-galaxies-inconsistent-with-standard-model-of-dark-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15112","title":{"rendered":"Hubble: “Wobbling galaxies” inconsistent with standard model of dark matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report from the Hubble Space Telescope<\/a> collaboration:<\/p>\n

Hubble discovers \u201cwobbling galaxies\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nObservations may hint at nature of dark matter<\/em><\/p>\n

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Abell S1063, a galaxy cluster, was observed by the NASA\/ESA Hubble Space Telescope as part of the Frontier Fields programme. The huge mass of the cluster acts as a cosmic magnifying glass and enlarges even more distant galaxies, so they become bright enough for Hubble to see. [Larger images<\/a>]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using the NASA\/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the brightest galaxies within galaxy clusters \u201cwobble\u201d relative to the cluster\u2019s centre of mass. This unexpected result is inconsistent with predictions made by the current standard model of dark matter. With further analysis it may provide insights into the nature of dark matter, perhaps even indicating that new physics is at work.<\/p>\n