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EPISODE · Nov 10, 2021 · 3 MIN

Is dark matter in lumps or like sand grains?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

This week, listener Rob emailed us to ask "Is dark matter in large lumps or like grains of sand?" Iacopo Russo got some help from the Little Prince story, as well as from Physics professor Francesca Day at Durham University and physicist Jacques Pienaar from the University of Chicago, to find the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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