Half the universe was missing... until now

Half of the ordinary baryonic matter has been tough to find but Fast Radio Bursts made it possible to detect the WHIM. Thanks to Kiwico for sponsoring this video! For 20% off go to https://kiwico.com/veritasium or use code VERITASIUM at checkout. Special thanks to Prof. Geraint Lewis https://ve42.co/gflNature paper: A census of baryons in the Universe from localized fast radio burstshttps://ve42.co/whimResearch and Writing by Max Levy, Derek Muller and Jonny HymanEditing, Animations, Audio Mix & Mastering by Jonny HymanFilmed by Raquel NunoThumbnail by Ignat BerbeciMusic from Epidemic Sound https://epidemicsound.com