This is the most detailed map of of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe. The bright areas represent its highest concentrations - which is where galaxies form
The observation appears to stray from Einstein's theory of general relativity - posing a conundrum for researchers.Dark Matter is an invisible substance that permeates space. It accounts for 80% of the matter in the Universe. "If this disparity is true then maybe Einstein was wrong," he told BBC News. "You might think that this is a bad thing, that maybe physics is broken. But to a physicist, it is extremely exciting. It means that we can find out something new about the way the Universe really is."
"Then my stomach cringes, because we have no solid grounds to explore because we have no theory of physics to guide us. It makes me very nervous and fearful, because we are entering a completely unknown domain and who knows what we are going to find."Using the Victor M Blanco telescope in Chile, the team behind the new work analysed 100 million galaxies.The map shows how dark matter sprawls across the Universe.
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