These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The Galactic Dark
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts a astronomical mystery. Each of these galaxies spins (as they all do). These galaxies spin so fast that they should fly apart. Why don't they? Possibly due to dark matter. How to solve the mystery? Maybe the James Webb Space Telescope will shine a light on the matter.
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