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Known particle may hold the key to understanding dark matter

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Particle that may date back to the Big Bang could hold the key to understanding the dark matter that makes up 80 per cent of the universe The sub-atomic particle is called a d-star hexaquark and was discovered in 2014  Dark matter is a mass that only interacts with regular matter through gravity It does … Read more

‘Tunguska event’ site scoured for traces of ‘cosmic matter’

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Russian scientists have been scouring a remote Siberian lake for traces of ‘cosmic matter’ to prove that a meteor caused the ‘Tunguska event’ explosion in 1908. The event saw an explosion above the lake flatten 770 square miles of Siberia, and scientists believe it was caused by a meteor exploding miles above the surface.  The … Read more