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Mapping dark matter may help solve a cosmic mystery

Clip: 04/14/2015 | 4m 57s

We can't see dark matter, but scientists have made the largest map yet of the invisible material that helps make up the universe. Researchers used a dark energy camera and a large telescope to create a color-coded chart of just a small part of the cosmos. Jeffrey Brown talks to Sean Carroll of the California Institute of Technology about how they did it and why it matters.

Aired: 04/14/15

Rating: NR

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