Hubble Telescope Maps Dark Matter in 3D

dido writes "The BBC reports that the Hubble Space Telescope has been used to make a map of the dark matter distribution of the universe, providing the best evidence of the role dark matter plays in the structure and evolution of the universe. From the article: 'According to one researcher, the findings provide "beautiful confirmation" of standard theories to explain how structures in the Universe evolved over billions of years.'"

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Re:Enlighten me

[LiquidCoooled]

I've always been sceptical of dark matter as something mysterious.
It's fucking obvious that if there is no light illuminating an object it will be dark.
In this solar system there is loads of dark matter, unless of course people and most objects naturally glow.