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Kathryn Jepsen of Symmetry writes that new results from the AMS experiment, an international collaboration led by MIT Prof. Samuel Ting, indicate the detection of dark matter may be within reach. “It’s really profound to me, the fact that we’re getting this fundamental data,” said NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan. “Once we understand it, it could change how we see the universe.”

Scientists behind the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment are reporting new data that point toward the potential detection of dark matter particles, according to NBC News. MIT physicist Samuel Ting, AMS's principal investigator, explains: “This is the first experimental observation of the positron fraction maximum after half a century of cosmic rays experiments."