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A message from the dark side

Both astrophysicists and particle physicists are in on the hunt for the elusive dark matter that is thought to pervade the Universe. A high-altitude balloon-borne experiment offers the latest hints as to what it could be.

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Butt, Y. A message from the dark side. Nature 456, 329–330 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456329a

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