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One of the most elusive substances in the universe is dark matter. It’s an almost invisible substance that can only be identified by its gravitational pull. Now scientists and researchers may be one step closer to proving its existence and unveiling its mysteries.

According to Space.com, physicists using the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland may have discovered something that might put the supersymmetry theory — which indicates the existence of particles that are among the leading candidates for dark matter — into doubt. “I think we’re looking in enough different ways that unless it’s something that we just haven’t thought of at all yet, it seems to me we’re very likely to find it within the next decade,” said Dan Bauer, a physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois.

To be considered dark matter, the potential particles have to be neutral and stable, and will not interact with any other types of matter including galaxies, stars, and planets. These supersymmetric particles may be considered dark matter, but more testing and experiments have to be conducted to verify the findings. Most of the particles discovered may be categorized as heavy particles called weakly interacting massive particles.

Remember the first time you watched Jaws, and you subsequently refused to go swimming for the entire summer that followed? Well, this video of a robotic swimming snake is likely to have a similar impact on many of you. It’s both amazing and horrifying at the same time. Take a look for yourself, and we’ll discuss our impending aquatic doom further on down the page.

It’s no secret that over the years governments have been involved in some pretty harebrained schemes. There have been scams, invasions, secret wars, assassinations, and all manner of wacky shenanigans in the works. Some have come to fruition, while others never got beyond the planning stages. While there has been all sorts of madness, this may very well take the cake.

How much would you be willing to pay to be a colonist on Mars? According to Billionaire Elon Musk, a one-way ticket to the Red Planet should cost around $500,000…and he plans to make it a reality, not just a hypothetical. Considering what the mission entails, this price tag is surprisingly reasonable.

Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX, a private space exploration company interested in, amongst other things, expanding the space tourism market. According to Space.com, Musk wants to launch a Mars colony program with no less than 10 Mars, traveling by of a huge, reusable rocket powered by liquid oxygen and methane. It’s an extremely ambitious goal, but Musk believes it can be done.

The SpaceX CEO hopes to send machines along with the colonists to produce fertilizer, methane, and oxygen from Mars’ atmospheric nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and construction materials to build transparent domes on the Red Planet. Once finished, the domes would pressurize and allow the growth Earth crops including corn, wheat, and soy. Musk hopes that once the Mars pioneers are self-sufficient, they would transport more people with fewer supplies and equipment from Earth to Mars.