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WIMP WIND
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As the solar system moves along a spiral arm of the Milky Way toward the constellation Cygnus, it may pass through a halo of dark matter particles. The resulting “WIMP wind” will appear strongest in June, as the Earth and sun travel together toward Cygnus. Credit: Geoatlas/Graphi-Ogre, adapted by T. Dubé

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  • A science magazine should get images right. Viewed from the north pole, the earth rotates anti clockwise around the sun!
    M  Maienfeld M Maienfeld
    Jan. 3, 2013 at 3:42pm
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