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8.1.07

DARK MATTER DEPICTED

We have, for the first time, mapped the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe,' said Richard Massey of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, one of the lead scientists in the team. 'Dark matter is a mysterious and invisible form of matter, about which we know very little, yet it dominates the mass of the universe.

One of the most important discoveries to emerge from the study is that dark matter appears to form an invisible scaffold or skeleton around which the visible universe has formed.'We have, for the first time, mapped the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe,' said Richard Massey of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, one of the lead scientists in the team. 'Dark matter is a mysterious and invisible form of matter, about which we know very little, yet it dominates the mass of the universe.'
One of the most important discoveries to emerge from the study is that dark matter appears to form an invisible scaffold or skeleton around which the visible universe has formed.

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