Saturday, August 31, 2013

Modified Law of Gravity Predicts Dwarf Galaxy Feature Prior to Observations

"Most scientists are more comfortable with the dark matter interpretation," McGaugh said. "But we need to understand why MOND succeeds with these predictions. We don't even know how to make this prediction with dark matter."

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"At stake now is whether the universe is predominantly made of an invisible substance that persistently eludes detection in the laboratory, or whether we are obliged to modify one of our most fundamental theories, the law of gravity," McGaugh continued.


MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130828103446.htm