Planetary-Mass Dark Matter?

Sahu et al. recently reported tentative evidence for a large population of "free-floating" planetary-mass objects in a nearby globular cluster. If verified, this discovery is consistent with a prediction that the galactic dark matter has a substantial planetary-mass component.

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Published in:arXiv.org 2001-08
Main Author: Oldershaw, Robert L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Sahu et al. recently reported tentative evidence for a large population of "free-floating" planetary-mass objects in a nearby globular cluster. If verified, this discovery is consistent with a prediction that the galactic dark matter has a substantial planetary-mass component.
ISSN:2331-8422