Between Noon and Science – Dark matter: why so many mysteries?

January 16, 2025, 12:30 p.m. - January 16, 2025, 1:30 p.m.

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As part of the "Entre Midi & Science"events, the Galerie Eurêka invites you to come and talk with Margaux JOMAIN, PhD student in theoretical physics at the Annecy-le-Vieux Laboratory of Theoretical Physics (LAPTh), and Léo LE MOIGNE, PhD student in experimental physics in the CTAO collaboration at the Annecy Laboratory of Particle Physics (LAPP) at the University of Mont Blanc (USMB), on the topic "Dark matter: why so many mysteries?", on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. at 150 rue de la République, Carré Curial, in Chambéry.

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Since the 1980s, scientists have believed that more than 85% of the cosmos is made up of unknown matter that has never been observed. They have dubbed it "dark matter." It could explain many phenomena, such as the dynamics of galaxies and the "cosmic web" structure of the universe. What do they know about it today? How are they tracking it down? Could it just be an illusion?

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