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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Griffin

New computer simulations might show us where dark matter is hiding

The Milky Way rises above a rocky mountain landscape in Antalya, Turkey, on August 13, 2026 - (AFP/Getty)

New computers simulations might let scientist find where dark matter is hiding.

Astronomers have long known that much our universe is made up of dark matter. But it remains entirely mysterious: it doesn’t interact with light or normal matter, and scientists don’t know where it might be lurking.

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