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Huge excitement in the world of physics on this episode
as news comes in that the first signs of dark matter particles may have finally been spotted.
Now, if this result is confirmed, it could be one of the most monumental discoveries in the history of physics.
And I will say immediately that, you know, there is only one data point.
I did say if and may.
There's a lot of work to do.
But just the idea that after decades of trying, we may have finally observed.
This object that makes up the majority of the universe, that is why physicists and I am getting excited.
From New Scientist, this is the World, the Universe and Us.
I'm Dr Rowan Hooper.
And to discuss this, I'm joined by reporter Leia Crane.
Leia, let's start with a recap on dark matter and how we know it exists if we've never actually directly observed it.
All right, so the fast version is that dark matter makes up a huge proportion of the universe, 85% of the mass.
But for decades, physicists have been unable to determine what it's made of.