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85% of the universe is missing

What do a star, the atmosphere and your hand have in common? All these elements are composed of matter - just ordinary matter. But there is another kind of matter, called dark matter, which constitutes 85% of the Universe. Scientists know nothing about it. Amazing experiments are now carried out to try to detect it.

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