Last updated on March 16, 2014 at 17:20 EDT  Lack Of Dwarf
Galaxies Around Milky Way Perplexes Physicists  February 1, 2013
Image Caption: Visualization of Cosmic Web Stripping. Credit:
Alejandro Benitez Llambay  Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your
Universe Online    Scientists at the institute have found that a
phenomenon known as “cosmic web stripping” is responsible for
the lack of dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way that should be
there according to the theory of cold dark matter and dark
energy.  Based on the last two decades of observational data,
astrophysicists have determined that the universe is composed of
75 percent dark energy, 20 percent dark matter and 5 percent
ordinary matter.  Contrary to what you might see on paranormal
investigation reality shows, dark energy is the term used to
describe a theoretical form of energy that permeates the entire
universe and causes the expansion of the universe to accelerate.
Dark matter cannot be seen directly, but its effects can be
observed through its manip