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| 1. How can we be sure dark matter exists?
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- Gas Observations Reliable
- Galaxy Rotation Curves Starting point not reliable
- Gravitational Lensing Good pictures, but not reliable
- Open/Expanding Universe Reliable
- Missing Mass Historical Reference(1993) Outdated
- Dark Matter background Reliable
- Gravitational Lensing Measurements Good pictures Reliable
- Universe structure simulations with Dark Matter appear to work Good Simulation pictures Reliable
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| 2. What are the possible candidates for the particles that actually make up dark matter?
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- MACHOs, WIMPs Historical Reference(1995) Outdated
- Ordinary Matter Starting point not reliable
- Super-symmetric Particles General information
- Neutralinos starting point not reliable
- Axions Very abstract string theory explanation Reliable
- Experiment discussion Reliable
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| 3. What are the properties of WIMPs, and how can they be detected?
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- The Neutralino Starting Point not reliable
- WIMP Detection Starting Point not reliable
- Direct Detection General Information not reliable
- Solar WIMP Detection Reliable
- Antarctic Neutrino Detection Reliable
- Direct Detection Techniques Specific detector information Reliable
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| 4. What ongoing research is being done to detect and experiment with dark matter?
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- Axion research News Article Not reliable
- liquid Xenon research News Article Not reliable
- Science Papers Reliable
- Indirect Neutrino Detection Good pictures not reliable
- MiniCLEAN Experiment Good pictures Not Reliable
- Ongoing Research Reliable
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| 5. Where do we think all the super-symmetric particles are?
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- Super-symmetric Particles Good background information and Links, not reliable
- Different SS Particles Not reliable
- Explanation of SS Particles Reliable
- Actual Evidence Reliable
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