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January 22, 2016

China's Monkey King sharpens eyes to search for dark matter
Beijing (XNA) Jan 22, 2016
Scientists have begun calibrating China's first dark matter probe in order to produce more accurate data, more than a month after the detector started to search for signals of the invisible material. The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite, dubbed "Wukong" after the Monkey King character from the Chinese "Journey to the West" legend, was launched on Dec. 17, 2015, on a Long March 2-D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Like the Monkey King who can see through objects wit ... read more

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