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Meeting MIRI and Detecting Dark Matter
Meeting MIRI and Detecting Dark Matter
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2012
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Podcast episode
Description
Can a mid-infra red view reveal the universe's secrets? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we meet MIRI, the Mid Infra Red Instrument set to launch on the James Webb Space Telescope. It should give us a glimpse of the very first galaxies and examine the clouds of hydrogen gas spread throughout the universe. We'll also find out how distorted galaxies can shed light on the distribution of dark matter, discover El Gordo - a newly discovered galaxy cluster. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Jan 25, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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