Researchers at the University of Cambridge have detected two massive "holes" in the otherwise glimmering sheet of stars just outside the Milky Way. The holes themselves are invisible, but can be detected by the effect their gravity has on visible matter within its range. These spots could point science in the direction of a better understanding of dark matter. Dark matter, which sounds sinister and kind of awesome, is actually both sinister and awesome. Over a quarter of the entire universe is believed to be made up of dark matter, an as-of-yet unidentified type of matter which cannot currently be directly observed. Study co-author Dr. Vasily Belokurov told Business Insider if dark matter can ...
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