Today on The Science Show, whist most people will be looking to the heavens to see fireworks light up the sky, we are going all gothic and looking to the darkest corners of the universe.
It turns out that in the visible universe, everything which we can observe makes up a paltry 5% of the mass. So either our laws of physics need rewriting, or there are mysterious forces at play. Cosmologists across the planet fall into either camp, and we Have Dr. Anne Green from the School of Physics and Astronomy to talk about one candidate, the mysterious dark matter.
Dark matter is different to the stuff we see around us as light doesn't reflect of absorb it. This makes it a darn sight more difficult to detect. However, it turns out gravity still behaves as anticipated, so dark matter can bend light and be detected that way.
A map of Dark Matter
But what on earth could dark matter actually be made of? Some mysterious exotic particle we have no knowledge about? Or possibly the fondant center of a chocolate Krispy Kreme? Find out the answer to this and more from 6pm on The Science Show.
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Also on tonights show some of the team investigate what happens when you put metal in a microwave... Do not try this one at home!
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