Lisa Randall — Dark Matter, Dinosaurs, and Extra Dimensions
On Being with Krista Tippett
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The Gaia Satellite and the Future of Dark Matter
There is now something called the Gaia satellite that's measuring the position and velocities of a billion stars. That will essentially create a 3D map of the galaxy. We'll learn more about the galactic plane. So if in fact there is this dense dark disk, there should be evidence for it in this data. I would also like to talk about the way you've worked with and thought about extra-dimensional worlds.
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