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What is… dark matter?

Dark matter appears to make up 85 per cent of all matter in the universe. We can’t see it, so how do we even know it’s even there? This video was produced by Science Museum, London in association with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney

22 July 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgKAC-jXC0g

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