Map reveals the invisible universe of dark matter
The analysis from the Dark Energy Survey comes from observations of 26 million galaxies
![map of dark matter](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/090217_scivis_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
MATTER MAP Scientists with the Dark Energy Survey have created the largest map of the universe’s dark matter. Red areas are relatively crammed with dark matter and normal matter, while blue areas are less dense.
Chihway Chang/University of Chicago/DES collaboration