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non-atomic particles. In March 2020, a team of scientists announced that they have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the dark matter in the Universe during its Big Bang birth.
Shedding New Light on The Universe's Shadowland Judith E Braffman-Miller
We live in a mysterious Universe-most of which we are unable to see. What is it made of, and has its composition changed over time? The starlit galaxies, galaxy clusters and superclusters are all embedded within invisible halos composed of transparent material that scientists refer to as the "dark matter." This mysterious substance creates an enormous, invisible structure throughout Space and Time--a fabulous, fantastic tapestry woven of heavy filaments composed of this "dark" stuff, that is thought to be formed from unidentified and exotic
Scientists think that up to 80% of the Universe could be dark matter, but despite years of investigation, its origin has remained a puzzle. Even though it cannot be observed directly, most astronomers think that this ghostly form of matter is really there because it does dance gravitationally with forms of matter that can be observed--such as stars and planets. This invisible material is made up of exotic particles that do not emit, absorb, or reflect light. A team of nuclear physicists at the University of York (U.K.) are now proposing a new particle candidate for this ghostly material--a particle that they recently detected called the d-star hexaquark. The d-star hexaquark is made up of six quarks--the fundamental particles that normally combine in trios to form the protons and neutrons of the atomic nucleus. Raise A Quark for Muster Mark
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