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What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites

What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites

FromScience Talk


What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites

FromScience Talk

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Scientific American editor George Musser talks with Caltech Astronomer Josh Simon about dark matter, and about the efforts to try to locate the so-called missing satellites of the Milky Way--small galaxies that have yet to be found in the numbers that the cold dark matter theory predicts. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include: tinyurl.com/27g9op; www.astro.caltech.edu/~jsimon
Released:
Jan 23, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast