Richard Massey
1 archived appearance · 2007
Dark MatterAstrophysicsGravitational LensingCosmology
Richard Massey is a British astrophysicist and Royal Society University Research Fellow at Durham University, recognized for his work in mapping the large-scale distribution of dark matter across the cosmos using gravitational lensing techniques. As a lead researcher on landmark studies with the Hubble Space Telescope that produced the first three-dimensional maps of dark matter, he has discussed the invisible scaffolding of the universe on Art Bell's programs.
On the air with Art · 1
Jun 24, 2007 · 2h 36m
Dark Matter and Hubble
Art Bell welcomes astronomer Richard Massey, a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology, to discuss his groundbreaking work mapping dark matter using the Hubble Space Telescope. Massey explains that dark matter constitutes roughly 86 percent of the total mass in the universe yet remains complet...