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Article: Universe's dark matter and dark energy may be two faces of the same coin
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- The Hindustan Times
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- February 2, 2008
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Washington, Feb. 2 -- Gaining in-depth knowledge of two mysterious constituents of the Universe may help demystify the dark side of it, say astronomers at the University of St Andrews.
Dr HongSheng Zhao of the university's School of Physics and Astronomy says that the mystifying dark matter, and its counterpart dark energy may be more closely associated than was earlier thought.
Only four per cent of the universe consists of known material, the other 96 percent is traditionally categorized into two sectors - dark matter and dark energy.
"Both dark matter and dark energy could be two faces of the same coin. As ...