Unveiling the invisible: how scientists are hunting the universe's dark side
In short: Everything we can observe, from Earth to distant galaxies, accounts for only five per cent of the universe. This video explores how researchers are attempting to decode the remaining ninety-five per cent composed of dark matter and dark energy.
The search for the cosmos's elusive components relies on two major frontiers. At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider is set to operate at full power for the first time this year, providing the extra energy needed to potentially reveal new insights into dark matter and dark or energy. Scientists are optimistic that discoveries could emerge within the first days or weeks of this increased power.
Simultaneously, the ESA is developing the Euclid space telescope. This mission is designed to observe how dark energy drives the expansion of our universe and to monitor the gravitational influence of dark matter on galaxies.
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