China launched DAMPE satellite to shed light on mysterious dark matter

China has launched the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite to shed light on mysterious dark matter.

• It was the country’s first space telescope and launched on a Long March 2-D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
• The purpose of the satellite is to search for smoking-gun signals of dark matter, invisible material that scientists say makes up most of the universe’s mass.