Mysterious substance over Lyksborg Fjord
The stars radiated clearly above Lyksborg Fjord and the local planetarium, where 30 interested visitors from both sides of the Danish-German border had met to hear about the most mysterious substance in the universe, namely dark matter.
It is assumed that dark matter is the most widespread matter in the universe and that it actually holds the whole universe together, but not much is known about the specific consistency of the substance. The lecture, which was given by Mads Toudal Frandsen, associate professor and deputy head of Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy at the Faculty of Science, gave rise to a lively and intense discussion among the visitors, supported by an ESO full-dome presentation.
The lecture was the first in a new series of lectures called Planetarium talks, which will focus on tangible results from researchers in the Danish-German border region. The lecture series is organised by MCI, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences and the science centre Phänomenta in Flensburg.