Showing posts with label Edge of Universe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edge of Universe. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 12

Theories on dark matter's origins point to 'mirror world' and universe's edge


Two recent studies by Professor Stefano Profumo at the University of California, Santa Cruz, propose theories that attempt to answer one of the most fundamental open questions in modern physics: What is the particle nature of dark matter?


Science has produced overwhelming evidence that the mysterious substance, which accounts for 80% of all matter in the universe, exists. Dark matter's presence explains what binds galaxies together and makes them rotate. 


Findings such as the large-scale structure of the universe and measurements of the cosmic microwave background also prove that something as-yet undetermined permeates all that darkness.