NASA scientists may be on the brink of a major breakthrough in understanding dark matter.

By analysing data from x-ray telescopes, they say they may have made a dramatic discovery of an 'energy spike' that could help explain the invisible substance that makes up about 27 per cent of the universe.

If confirmed with future observations, the discovery of a 'signature' for dark matter is a major step forward in understanding  the strange substance.

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