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For astronomers1 who study the large-scale structure of the universe, dwarf2 galaxies3 have proven quite vexing4. Because the leading model of cosmology has been unable to account for their relative lack of substance. Now scientists writing in the journal Nature show that the current model can actually generate dwarf galaxies just fine. You just need to look at the stars.
There are two types of matter in the universe: ordinary matter, including the material that makes up stars. And dark matter: that mysterious stuff we can’t see but that clearly affects ordinary matter. It’s the presence of cold dark matter that explains how the young universe went from being smooth to being lumpy, as ordinary matter coalesced5 first into stars and then into galaxies. The problem is dwarf galaxies are not as dense6 as the cold dark matter model says they should be.
Now an international team of astronomers says you can blame gusts7 of stellar wind. Because in the roiling8 cauldron of activity that governs galaxy9 formation, some stars go supernova. Those spectacular explosions literally10 blow matter away, and you’re left with a dwarf galaxy that’s a lot like most independent films: a bit light on stars.
—Karen Hopkin
1 astronomers | |
n.天文学者,天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 ) | |
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n.矮子,侏儒,矮小的动植物;vt.使…矮小 | |
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3 galaxies | |
星系( galaxy的名词复数 ); 银河系; 一群(杰出或著名的人物) | |
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4 vexing | |
adj.使人烦恼的,使人恼火的v.使烦恼( vex的现在分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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5 coalesced | |
v.联合,合并( coalesce的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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7 gusts | |
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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8 roiling | |
v.搅混(液体)( roil的现在分词 );使烦恼;使不安;使生气 | |
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9 galaxy | |
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物) | |
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10 literally | |
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实 | |
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