Published November 1994 | Version v1
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DARK MATTER: Optical shears

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Evidence for dark matter continues to build up. Last year (December 1993, page 4) excitement rose when the French EROS (Experience de Recherche d'Objets Sombres) and the US/Australia MACHO collaborations reported hints that small inert 'brown dwarf stars could provide some of the Universe's missing matter. In the 1930s, astronomers first began to suspect that there is a lot more to the Universe than meets the eye

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
CERN Courier
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 19-21
ISSN
0304-288X
CODEN
CECOA2

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Country of Publication
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47088946
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DWARF STARS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
MATTER; STARS

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INIS-XC--16A0138