It’s been a quandary that has been bugging astrophysicists for years and is still one that they are unable to prove. Dark matter is all around us and accounts for around 25% of the total mass and energy in the universe, yet we can not see it. Dark matter doesn’t emit or interact with any form of light at all but, we know it is there and makes up a huge part of our existence.
Scientists have been racing to find dark matter particles since as early as the 1930’s, and there are still more than 100 different teams searching for a way to prove its existence. One person that’s been in that race for the past 30 years is astrophysicist Katherine Freese. She has dedicated many long hours and her life’s work to this subject and has made many valuable contributions to it. One of the most important is to do with her theory on dark stars that led to particle accelerators being built underground.
Freese’s work concentrates on dark matter and dark stars, but like everyone else is unable to prove its existence. But, she is very determined and will not give up trying. Perhaps in a few years the James Webb telescope will be able to detect dark matter, but for the moment, the race continues. Who will be the first to prove dark matter and dark stars actually do exist? I guess, for now; we will have to wait and see!
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