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To gain an edge over the US space agency NASA, Chinese scientists aim to develop a next-gen space observatory to search for dark matter.They are also indirect proof of the dark matter, which accounts for the majority of matter in the universe but has puzzled scientists for decades.Astronomers believe dark matter must exist to provide the gravitational force required to keep galaxies and clusters together.When dark matter particles encounter, they theoretically disintegrate or annihilate each other, producing gamma rays that telescopes can observe. ” VLAST will use exceptional energy resolution to search for signs of dark matter particles in the...