Physicists detect two candidate dark matter interactions, but say the data are not conclusive

Friday, December 18, 2009 - 13:42 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have spent decades searching for the elusive material known as dark matter, which is believed to make up 25 percent of the universe. On Thursday, Dec. 17, a team of physicists including some at MIT reported possible evidence of two dark matter particles in a detector located in a former iron mine in Minnesota.

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