Saturday, January 12, 2008  Astronomers Map Dark Matter   The
universe is a funny thing. It only weighs about a tenth of what
is suppose to using current models and something interferes with
the gravitational systems in many places. So the concept of dark
matter and dark energy were born to help us comprehend just what
the heck is going on out there. These two things play a big role
in our space models aiding in warping galaxies and expanding the
universe. However, since we know so little about them they are
like the blank spaces on the maps of old. While there were no
monsters in those; science fiction ingrained monster, space
aliens, time travel, and more live in our imaginations of dark
matter.  Astronomers were looking at a star system when they
noticed some warping going on. For example one stated "A
circular galaxy will become distorted to resemble the shape of a
banana if its light passes near a dense region of dark matter."
The group decided to map out the weirdness to see if there was
any pattern. To