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Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists - Dark Planets and Dark Matter

Dark Planets and Dark Matter

09/24/11 • 54 min

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists
Are the foundations of Dark Matter crumbling? How can a planet be blacker than black paint? What are the sunsets like on a planet with 2 suns? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we'll discover Kepler-16b; a planet with two suns, we look to recent experimental results to see if the Cold Dark Matter theory still stands, and we explore the least reflective planet ever found... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Are the foundations of Dark Matter crumbling? How can a planet be blacker than black paint? What are the sunsets like on a planet with 2 suns? In this month's Naked Astronomy, we'll discover Kepler-16b; a planet with two suns, we look to recent experimental results to see if the Cold Dark Matter theory still stands, and we explore the least reflective planet ever found... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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