http://www.coveredinbees.org/v1/taxonomy/term/40/0 en http://www.coveredinbees.org/v1/node/45 <p><cite>The stuff that makes up the bulk of the universe is a complete mystery to us...</cite></p> <p>... says Radio 4's quide liderally awesome <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/cosmichunters.shtml">the Cosmic Hunters</a>. The programme talks about a new 'gaping hole in fundamental physics' that's given physicists and cosmologists a few more hundred year's scope for funding applications.</p> <p>There's 'normal stuff' - about 4% of all the material in the universe, which we know a fair bit about. There's maybe 30% dark matter. It has gravitional effects we can observe, so we know its there... er, if our theory of gravity is right. And the rest is (possibly) dark energy. Roughly 70% of all the universe - and we have no idea what it is.</p> <p>What's the visible evidence for this dark energy, then? Discovered by two separate teams who were looking for something completely different, its influence on the universe is dramatic.</p> <p><a href="http://www.coveredinbees.org/v1/node/45">read more</a></p> http://www.coveredinbees.org/v1/node/45#comment 3 stars The world universe Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:31:36 +0100 dan 45 at http://www.coveredinbees.org/v1