Detect Dark Matter's Mark from Your Backyard with a DIY Antenna

Detect Dark Matter's Mark from Your Backyard with a DIY Antenna

I built a simple radio telescope using roof flashing and a paint can to hunt for dark matter. By measuring the 1,420 MHz emissions from hydrogen clouds across the Milky Way, I can calculate their orbital speeds. If these speeds remain constant regardless of distance from the galactic center, it proves the existence of invisible mass holding our galaxy together.

If you're wondering what dark matter is, you're not alone. Astronomers don't know.

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2026-07-31