It's a mystery that dates back at least 15 years: The makeup of the Sun looks totally different depending on how exactly scientists study it. In fact, the amount of heavier elements in the sun can appear to vary by as much as 20 to 30 percent.
A new theory proposed by a team of astrophysicists, including Pat Scott at Imperial College London, explains that the cause could be related to a patch of dark matter at the Sun's core. Scott, who calls himself a "astroparticle phenomenologist," explains the strange-sounding idea to PM.
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