2001/08/04 by Robert L. Oldershaw, Oldershaw, Robert L.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0108073
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arxiv created 2001/08/04 · openalex publication_date 2001/08/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Sahu et al. recently reported tentative evidence for a large population of "free-floating" planetary-mass objects in a nearby globular cluster. If verified, this discovery is consistent with a prediction that the galactic dark matter has a substantial planetary-mass component.