Mid Kent Astronomical Society - Steve Cookson - The search for dark matter continues
Friday 26th May 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Bredhurst Village Hall
Hurstwood Road, Bredhurst, Kent, ME7 3JZ
Over the last 2 years, Steve has worked with Professor Xavier Hernandez, from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), to investigate whether there are indications of Dark Matter to be found in widely separated Binary Star systems as well as in other more commonly known areas such as galaxies. Their first co-authored scientific paper was published in the ‘Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society’ in 2022 and they are continuing to collaborate on further areas of interest.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/05/2023
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Fri 26th May
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