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Published online 6 February 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060206-1

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Dark matter warms up

Unseen mass looks to be more 'tepid' than thought.

Astronomers have measured the temperature of dark matter for the first time. The discovery should help particle hunters to identify exactly what this mysterious substance is made of.

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