The Dark Universe: The Harbinger of a Major Discovery

Dear Colleagues,

The nature of the dark universe, we are living in, remains elusive since decades. For example, the origin of dark matter,  dark energy, and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the cosmos are the most tantalizing challenges for all of physics. It is actually unusual that fundamental physics questions remain unanswered for several decades. Novel ideas going beyond standard techniques might bring the breakthrough(s) in the exciting field of astroparticle physics. The level of the issue allows to address a wide audience of scientists also beyond physics. This might trigger a synergy towards novel interdisciplinary solutions within overlooked anomalous findings, e.g., from atmospheric physics to exoplanetary systems including lasting mysteries in biomedicine. Also, all this might be the overlooked manifestation of the dark universe and they may unravel the nature of the dark universe. Primarily, this issue is of pedagogical nature aiming to show young researchers that also in our time there is no lack of novel ideas.

Prof. Konstantin Zioutas
Guest Editor

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