* Astronomy

Scientist wins $300,000 prize for looking at nothing

Despite it being invisible, dark matter has been placed on the galactic map by astronomer Ken Freeman - in the process placing him among international astronomy's brightest stars.
Professor Freeman's work established there is substantially more to galaxies than can be seen by the human eye. In fact, the stars, gasses and dust are just a fraction of what is out there. The bulk is invisible, dark matter.
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