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Dec 18, 2022

Dark matter: How the ESA’s tiny telescope will reveal more about this mystery

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The European Space Agency recently announced a new mission of its science program: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis.

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission of its science.


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Instead, this nimble satellite will punch hugely above its weight and try to track down one of the most elusive and mysterious substances in the universe: dark matter. This is the term given to the hypothetical invisible matter that is thought to be more abundant than normal matter and has a similar gravitational effect on its surroundings.

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