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Where to find more information...

Type in “Dark Matter” into Google and you will get 708 000 matches. You could spend many hours/days exploring all that these sites have to offer. We thought we should provide a starting point for those of you who found the video interesting and want to know more. The following sites are a selection of those we have looked at. They pitch the information at a suitable level for school students. We found them very useful ourselves.

http://www.stardome.org.nz/

The best place to start any search is with the homepage of your local observatory. They will have lots of good links to other websites. The staff are a great resource too. We strongly recommend you arrange a visit to your local observatory if you are interested in astronomy. Our local observatory – Stardome, Auckland – has been a great help.

http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html

Wmap website. Read all about wmap mission and what the findings mean to cosmologists. Includes Wmap Cosmology 101 – What is the universe made of?

http://chandra.nasa.gov

A great site that explains the evidence for dark matter, what dark matter might be made of and a FAQ page

http://www.newscientist.com/

Want to read about the latest sciecntific news, New Scientist has reader friendly articles on wmap, dark energy and dark matter. Just type in key words and search for articles.

http://www.space.com

Everyday space.com updates the site with new and exciting news on whats going on in the world of astronomy. Browse around this website to learn more interesting and new facts.

http://www.nasa.gov

Nasa of course has excellent information in every area of astronomy especially new technology and of course the recent space exploration. Full of heaps of fantastic animations we recommend this website for all.

http://www.astronomy.org.nz

For human knowledge check out the lectures that the Auckland Astronomical society offer. Its easy to join and there are heaps of advantages to being a member, including hiring telescopes and sometimes trips out of Auckland to view the stars.

http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com

Your local library will have a huge range of books as well that can give you an overview or specific information. Our local library has an online catalogue so take a look and see what you can find

Good luck!!! We hope that we have encouraged you to get interested and research further.

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