Dark matter: The mystery substance physics still can't identify that makes up the majority of our universe
- Written by Dan Hooper, Associate Scientist in Theoretical Astrophysics at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago
Map of all matter – most of which is invisible dark matter – between Earth and the edge of the observable universe.ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BYThe past few decades have ushered in an amazing era in the science of cosmology. A diverse array of high-precision measurements has allowed us to reconstruct our universe’s history in...