Lina Necib

Lina Necib, a leading astrophysicist at Caltech and soon-to-be MIT professor, dives deep into the mysteries of dark matter. She explains its elusive nature and why it makes up five times more of the universe than ordinary matter. The discussion covers potential candidates like WIMPs and axions and the challenges in detecting them. Necib highlights breakthroughs from the Gaia satellite that have revolutionized our understanding of stellar distribution in the Milky Way. Get ready for a cosmic journey illuminating the fundamental structure of our universe!