"...invisible clouds of something that seem to swaddle the galaxies, and to provide the scaffolding for the structure and evolution of the visible universe."
"It's about power, in a way."
NYT reports on the hot independent movie "Dark Matter".
Intrigue, back stabbing and murder.
Life is exciting as an astrophysicist.
Sadly, loosely based on real life...
It is a good read, recommended.
I expect the movie is worth seeing also.
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