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Dark Matter is the most abundant form of matter in the known universe, so what's keeping it from forming into planets?
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Sources:
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.051102
physicsmatt.com/blog/2017/7/13/paper-explainer-collapsed-dark-matter-structures
space.com/dark-matter-planets-blown-up-detection
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027311772100301X?via%3Dihub
arxiv.org/pdf/2205.13386.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11038-019-09525-4
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10509-016-2815-z
benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOAAJ/TOAAJ-4-57.pdf
astrobites.org/2011/04/10/dark-matter-and-planet-habitability
fnal.gov/pub/today/archive/archive_2014/today14-08-15_NutshellReadMore.html
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/super-strong-electric-forces-may-have-helped-tiny-clumps-dust-seed-planets-180973756
Images
nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia20645/protoplanetary-disk
jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/the-big-bang-and-expansion-of-the-universe
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_827.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter_halo#/media/File:Dark_matter_halo.png
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/understanding-the-magnetic-sun
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_expected_dark_matter_distribution_around_the_Milky_Way.ogv
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fermi_Observations_of_Dwarf_Galaxies_Provide_New_Insights_on_Dark_Matter.ogv
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_Impression_of_a_Baby_Star_Still_Surrounded_by_a_Protoplanetary_Disc.jpg
eso.org/public/images/eso1301a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COSMOS_3D_dark_matter_map.png
nasa.gov/image-feature/this-gas-giant-is-pretty-in-pink
exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/?destinations=/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds/#/planet/KELT-9_b
Dark Matter is the most abundant form of matter in the known universe, so what's keeping it from forming into planets?
Hosted by: Hank Green
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss!
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Sources:
journals.aps.org/prl/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.051102
physicsmatt.com/blog/2017/7/13/paper-explainer-collapsed-dark-matter-structures
space.com/dark-matter-planets-blown-up-detection
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027311772100301X?via%3Dihub
arxiv.org/pdf/2205.13386.pdf
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11038-019-09525-4
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10509-016-2815-z
benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOAAJ/TOAAJ-4-57.pdf
astrobites.org/2011/04/10/dark-matter-and-planet-habitability
fnal.gov/pub/today/archive/archive_2014/today14-08-15_NutshellReadMore.html
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/super-strong-electric-forces-may-have-helped-tiny-clumps-dust-seed-planets-180973756
Images
nasa.gov/image-feature/jpl/pia20645/protoplanetary-disk
jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/the-big-bang-and-expansion-of-the-universe
nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_827.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter_halo#/media/File:Dark_matter_halo.png
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/understanding-the-magnetic-sun
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_expected_dark_matter_distribution_around_the_Milky_Way.ogv
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fermi_Observations_of_Dwarf_Galaxies_Provide_New_Insights_on_Dark_Matter.ogv
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist%E2%80%99s_Impression_of_a_Baby_Star_Still_Surrounded_by_a_Protoplanetary_Disc.jpg
eso.org/public/images/eso1301a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COSMOS_3D_dark_matter_map.png
nasa.gov/image-feature/this-gas-giant-is-pretty-in-pink
exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/?destinations=/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds/#/planet/KELT-9_b
