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Where Is Dark Matter Most Dense? Subaru Telescope Gets Some Hints

June 13, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Put another checkmark beside the “cold dark matter” theory. New observations by Japan’s Subaru Telescope are helping astronomers get a grip on the density of dark matter, this mysterious substance that pervades the universe. We can’t see dark matter, which makes [...]

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Polar Telescope Casts New Light On Dark Energy And Neutrino Mass

April 5, 2012

Located at the southermost point on Earth, the 280-ton, 10-meter-wide South Pole Telescope has helped astronomers unravel the nature of dark energy and zero in on the actual mass of neutrinos — elusive subatomic particles that pervade the Universe and, until very recently, were thought to be entirely without measureable mass. Remove this ad

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Planck Unveils the Wonders of the Universe

January 12, 2011

The mission began on 13th August 2009 with a goal to image the echo’s of the birth of the Universe, the cosmic background radiation. But scientists working on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Planck mission got more than they bargained for making ground breaking discoveries and shedding light on old mysteries. By studying light from [...]

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