Cumulative Cosmology Paper To understand our place in the universe, we must understand the universe itself. Scientists, researchers, astronomers, cosmologists, physicists, amateur astronomers, and a number of other groups of individuals broadly interested in the cosmos, help discover new and fascinating theories or evidence of different phenomena within the universe. Three scientific articles help readers realize that scientists are constantly working to reveal hidden truths. “Dark Matter in the Age of Discovery,” “Why the Universe Didn't Begin,” and “What String Theory Tells Us About the Universe” include theories that are very different from each other, but lead to the same conclusion ; the creation of the universe. The first article is written by Dan Hooper entitled “Dark Matter in the Discovery Age”, which delves into what dark matter is and its composition. Dark matter is a relatively recent idea, first considered in 1933. Astrophysicist Fritz Zwicky noticed that galaxies within the Coma cluster were moving at great speed, yet this cluster of galaxies continued to remain intact . Many questions were asked, but Zwicky believed that there was invisible matter preventing the Coma Cluster from breaking up. Originally an unpopular theory, dark matter is widely studied today. More importantly, studying dark matter helps physicists understand the movements of galaxies and galaxy clusters that visible matter cannot explain. This mysterious matter is not made of anything we know of, not atoms, not other matter, black holes, white dwarfs, or anything else. cosmic object. Instead, WIMPs, massive, weakly interacting particles, solve the problem. Essentially, all galaxies and clusters float within these particles. Oh... in the center of the paper... superpartner particles to elementary particles. A new model called the Minimum Supersymmetric Standard Model, MSSM for short, has been designed. Predictions made by the MSSM can be tested at the LHC where researchers and scientists look for evidence of superpartners. Although no superpartner has yet been found in the LHC, an elementary particle known as the Higgs boson has been observed which could suggest, given its lightness, that it may have a superpartner. In conclusion, all three articles detailed fascinating theories and events from all over the world. time in our universe. As scientists discover more by refining and innovating on past technologies and theories, we have the chance to unlock the truth about the universe. As we embrace the universe, we are one step closer to answering the ancient questions of why the universe was created and why we are here.