Oh cool! That's so good, it'll be good to know this stuff considering that you're gonna be traipsing around the universe now
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
it's pretty crazy, isn't it? really hard to wrap your head around but that's kinda the draw for me.
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
that's right! okay so basically what i meant was that scientists have been able to calculate the gravitational force of all the known objects in our solar system
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
planets and everything on them, the sun, etc.
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
but the thing is when they entered these numbers into equations, they realized that these forces of gravity weren't actually enough to keep these planets in orbit in one solar system, or keep all the solar systems in the same galaxy, and so on
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
in fact the numbers were off by so much the only explanation is that there are extraneous forces, or unknown matter that makes up for the gravity we lack, to hold it all together
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
as far as the sciences in my world went we haven't been able to detect or determine what exactly these forces or matter are, so we're referring to them as "dark matter" and "dark forces" as placeholder terms
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
it sounds outlandish but the equations came out with something like the universe being comprised of only about 4 or 5% of known matter -- stuff we're familiar with and can see and touch -- and the rest is a huge question mark
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
i wonder if they have anything on the subject out here, it would be cool to get a one-up on the current theories back home
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Oh cool! That's so good, it'll be good to know this stuff considering that you're gonna be traipsing around the universe now
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
it's pretty crazy, isn't it? really hard to wrap your head around but that's kinda the draw for me.
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
that's right! okay so basically what i meant was that scientists have been able to calculate the gravitational force of all the known objects in our solar system
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
planets and everything on them, the sun, etc.
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
but the thing is when they entered these numbers into equations, they realized that these forces of gravity weren't actually enough to keep these planets in orbit in one solar system, or keep all the solar systems in the same galaxy, and so on
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
in fact the numbers were off by so much the only explanation is that there are extraneous forces, or unknown matter that makes up for the gravity we lack, to hold it all together
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
as far as the sciences in my world went we haven't been able to detect or determine what exactly these forces or matter are, so we're referring to them as "dark matter" and "dark forces" as placeholder terms
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
it sounds outlandish but the equations came out with something like the universe being comprised of only about 4 or 5% of known matter -- stuff we're familiar with and can see and touch -- and the rest is a huge question mark
FROM: parker.peter@cdc.org
i wonder if they have anything on the subject out here, it would be cool to get a one-up on the current theories back home