Simulation could solve mystery of 'dark matter'
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 13:21
in Astronomy & Space
The search for a mysterious substance which makes up most of the Universe could soon be at an end, according to new research. Dark matter is believed to account for 85 per cent of the Universe's mass but has remained invisible to telescopes since scientists inferred its existence from its gravitational effects more than 75 years ago. Now the international Virgo Consortium, a team of scientists including cosmologists at Durham University, has used a massive computer simulation showing the evolution of a galaxy like the Milky Way to 'see' gamma-rays given off by dark matter...
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