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The Cosmologist Who Dreams of Dark Matter

S2020 · E19 · 05 Nov 2020

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Cora Dvorkin studies the invisible universe. Known as dark matter, it is thought to comprise roughly 85% of all matter in the universe. So far, no researcher has been able to directly detect it. But that only further excites Dvorkin, who is on a quest to uncover its secrets.