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MissConstrue @MissConstrue@mefi.social · Jul 26, 2026
Ok, I was fully prepared for this to be completely made up...and yet... it is true. Fritz #Zwicky really did coin the phrases "dark matter" and "spherical bastards". What a froopy dude! #physics #language #semantics #sphericalbastards #darkmatter #astrophysics
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Preston MacDougall @ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science · Apr 24, 2026
TIL that the astrophysicist who coined the term #DarkMatter , Fritz Zwicky, also coined the term ‘spherical bastard’, meaning someone who is a bastard no matter how you look at them. 🍊 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Zwicky #WordsMatter
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Westport Observatory @WestportObservatory@vmst.io · Feb 17, 2026
Live at the Westport Observatory Tonight – 2/17! We’re welcoming Columbia University astrophysicist Yue Yu to the WAS classroom for a deep dive into frontier physics and the big questions still haunting the universe. Dark matter, next-gen experiments, and the kind of science that keeps theorists up at night. 👉 https://was-ct.org/events/yue-yu/ #Astronomy #SpaceScience #WAS #WestportObservatory #WestportAstronomicalSociety #ScienceLecture #DarkMatter #Physics #Columbia #IAXO
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CosmicRami @CosmicRami@aus.social · Jan 27, 2026
Boosted by Dread Pirate (Tom) Roberts @troberts@theblower.au
Excited to share my first #SpaceAustralia feature article for 2026 about an exciting and ambitious project that is unfolding 1km below the surface in regional Victoria. Last year, I had the incredible opportunity to visit the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL) with Dr Katie Mack and explore the ambitious efforts of the SABRE South experiment. Shielded from cosmic rays by a kilometre of rock, this lab offers the ideal conditions to search for the faint whispers of dark matter, which still accounts for 25% of all matter in the Universe—and yet remains completely undetected. Check out the article (and yes, check out our funky boots in the clean room!) and keep a lookout for exciting news of the detectors switching on later in 2026. https://www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/australias-dark-matter-quest 📸 F. Morrison / SUPL #DarkMatter #ParticlePhysics #Astronomy #Astrodon #CosmicRays
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Keith Dawson @kdawson@tldr.nettime.org · Nov 26, 2025
Boosted by Greg Bell @ferrix@mastodon.online
Claimed possible direct evidence for dark matter in the form of WIMPs 500x the proton mass. Needs confirmation from other galaxies, which is presently lacking. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/25/study-claims-to-provide-first-direct-evidence-of-dark-matter https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1475-7516/2025/11/080 #Physics #DarkMatter
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