A new picture of dark matter

We can’t see it – but by observing its effects, we can still find out where it’s hiding. We’re talking about dark matter. Researchers at the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) have now used this principle to create a groundbreaking new image that shows the most detailed map of dark matter to date. It covers a quarter of the entire sky and extends deep into the cosmos. Moreover, it confirms – once again – Einstein’s theory of how massive structures grow and bend light over the universe’s lifetime ...