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World Service,1 min

Why do scientists want to discover dark matter?

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Scientists think dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, but that’s about all they know about it. How might this mysterious substance affect our daily lives? Professor Katherine Freese from the University of Michigan and Marnie Chesterton discuss and debate what a dark matter detection would mean for everyone.

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