New Dark Matter Theory Says It’s A Type Of Particle We’ve Know About For 80 Years

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Other theories suggest dark matter would be compact, shown in white on the left, while this latest theory allows it to spread out, right. NASA/STScl/Kavli IPMU.

Ah, dark matter. Creator of the universe, sculptor of galaxies, great brewer of coffee (probably). There seems to be nothing it can’t do, or isn’t responsible for, but there’s just one problem: Where the hell is it?