Scientists Find Hint Of Dark Matter From Cosmos

Cosmic Ray Detector - AP

GENEVA (AP) -- A $2 billion experiment on the International Space Station is on the verge of explaining one of the more mysterious building blocks of the universe: The dark matter that helps hold the cosmos together....

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