I know there's quite a few posters on here who are interested in matters of the cosmos, so I thought I'd start a thread to keep us all together.
Im currently watching a documentary on dark matter, a subject that I find fascinating. The latest theory seems to be that it is comprised from a particle called wimps, meaning weakly interacting massive particles. Given that the universe is made up of 84% dark matter, this reasearch is extremely important. I've been trying to understand all this sort of stuff by reading books on quantum physics and theoretical physics, but I have to say I'm no further forward on the subject.
What excites me the most is that the endless scope for speculation is absolutely absolute.
I don't mean this thread to be just about dark matter when there's so many other exiting things happening right now like the possibility of a 9th planet and the discovery of a possible earth like planet orbiting our nearest star.