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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The most detailed dark-matter map of our universe is weirdly smooth [MIT Technology Review, May 2021]

Title:
The most detailed dark-matter map of our universe is weirdly smooth 
 
Author:
Neel V. Patel
 
Published:
MIT Technology Review, 28 May 2021 
 
From the article:
We know dark matter exists because we can observe its effects on all the stuff that’s swirling around in the universe. Scientists estimate that about 27% of the universe is made of dark matter (68% is dark energy, and the last 5% is ordinary matter and energy). The questions on everyone’s mind: Where exactly is all that elusive stuff located? And how is it distributed throughout the universe?