New Light on Dark Matter

@article{Ostriker2003NewLO,
  title={New Light on Dark Matter},
  author={Jeremiah P. Ostriker and Paul J. Steinhardt},
  journal={Science},
  year={2003},
  volume={300},
  pages={1909 - 1913}
}
Dark matter, proposed decades ago as a speculative component of the universe, is now known to be the vital ingredient in the cosmos: six times more abundant than ordinary matter, one-quarter of the total energy density, and the component that has controlled the growth of structure in the universe. Its nature remains a mystery, but assuming that it is composed of weakly interacting subatomic particles, is consistent with large-scale cosmic structure. However, recent analyses of structure on… 
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