Dark Matter is the most intriguing thing in a universe, as it cannot be felt or observed directly. The true nature of Dark Matter is unknown but scientists are sure that it performs a vital function for our universe.
Dark Matter also serves as the filamentary skeleton of the Cosmic Web, which makes up the large-scale structure of the universe that partially controls the motion of galaxies and other cosmic systems.
Recently, scientists and researchers from the American Astronomical Society have successfully made a map with the help of AI, in which the map focuses on the local universe, and the neighbourhood that surrounds the Milky Way galaxy.
Researchers have trained a machine learning program on simulations of visible and Dark Matter by the name of Illustris-TNG that were used for this study. After the machine learning and testing phase, the mapping is further applied to real local galaxy data from the Cosmicflows-3 catalog of distance information. What's more, the map allowed researchers to spot new structures of Dark Matter.
The map showed many things that were already known but also suggested new features like filaments of Dark Matter connecting the Milky Way galaxy to other galaxies in the surroundings. This new discovery could change the world of astronomy, who knows?