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Reach down between your legs, and grab a handful. Then use this guide to determine how you should read the following article. Getty If you came up with two shuddering, army-filled GLOBES of untold testosteronic power ... Researchers find dark matter blob that could rewrite understanding of galaxies. Roughly 2.4 billion light years from Earth, a massive blob of a mysterious, invisible substance known as dark matter is threatening to rewrite how scientists on this planet understand galaxies.

Researchers find dark matter blob that could rewrite understanding of galaxies

Dark matter — which accounts for more than 80 per cent of all matter in the universe — has been described as the glue that holds galaxies together through gravity. It's invisible, but it surrounds galaxies and larger clusters of galaxies. To detect it, scientists study how the gravity from dark matter bends and distorts light passing through it. EPFLs CleanSpace One: clearing up cosmic clutter (video) Researchers suggest high energy emissions from Crab Nebula come from wind. Patricia Burchat sheds light on dark matter.