The future of dark matter research will ultimately be decided by politicians

Get the Full StoryExperts believe some 80-percent of the universe could be made up of a mysterious substance called dark matter. Some even think there s an entire group of particles forming a dark sector that could be as complex as the matter and antimatter families. Unfortunately, the quest to finally observe dark matter is hitting a wall. Simply put we need more particle colliders. And whether they get built is, seemingly, completely up to the powers-that-be in the European and US political arenas. Cash rules everything The development of particle colliders has been one of humankind s most expensive scientific endeavors. However, they haven t This story continues at The Next Web

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