Meanwhile, Nasa'sFermispaceTelescopeistaking a differentapproachto tryto pin down dark matter. Itwilllook forevidenceofdark matter "annihilations" inspace.
It seemed to break down into an excess of photons, such that it might potentially reveal something unexpected about dark matter and the structure of space-time.
Light particles passing through the void would be expected to lose a little more energy than those passing through space cluttered with matter - if dark energy is stretching the Universe apart at a faster and faster rate.