If we were able to observe the Universe the way it really is, with our Earth-evolved human eyes, we would understand that most of the matter in it is exotic and non-atomic. The starlit galaxies and immense clusters of galaxies are embedded in halos of this mysterious, non-atomic, and invisible dark matter. The transparent dark matter weaves the heavy filaments of the Cosmic Web throughout the vastness of Space and Time.


The dark matter does not reveal its ghostly presence except by way of its gravitational grip on objects that can be observed. The most recent measurements and calculations indicate that the Universe is composed of about 27% dark matter, and approximately 68% dark energy. Dark energy is a mysterious substance that is causing the Universe to accelerate in its expansion. The nature and origin of the dark energy is not currently known ransomware as a service.


"For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding. If the expansion will continue to speed up, the Universe will end in ice," noted Dr. Saul Perlmutter of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Perlmutter was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Dr. Brian P. Schnidt and Dr. Adam Riess for providing evidence that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating.


A mere 5% of our Universe is made up of "ordinary" matter--the familiar atomic matter that makes up the Periodic Table of the elements. Although "ordinary" atomic matter is the runt of the Cosmic litter, it is actually quite extraordinary. This is because it is the stuff of stars, planets, moons, and people--and all the rest of our familiar realm of the Universe!