ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
ISP 205: Visions of the Universe - Physics & Astronomy
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More detailed study <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Milky Way’s rotation reveals one<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatest mysteries in astronomy – dark matter:<strong>the</strong> stars in <strong>the</strong> disk <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> galaxy represent only <strong>the</strong> “tip <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>iceberg” compared to <strong>the</strong> mass <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> entire galaxy.Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> galaxy’s mass lies above and below <strong>the</strong> diskIn <strong>the</strong> “dark” halo!© 2005 Pearson Education Inc.,publishing as Addison-Wesley