Arrakihs, a Spanish mission to illuminate the mystery of dark matter: ‘We have broken molds’
Dark matter, one of the universe’s most enduring mysteries, is not exactly dark — it’s invisible. Astronomers know the cosmic component has to be there from the force of gravity it exercises, but no one has managed to see or capture it. Now, the European Space Agency has approved Arrakihs, a mission designed to study dark matter, and evaluate current theory surrounding it. There is a possibility that the project could find that our ideas as to how the universe works are incorrect, which would be a historic discovery.
