Sun surrounded by dark matter, claim scientists

Scientists have claimed that the Sun is surrounded by dark matter, a phenomenon first proposed in the 1930s by a Swiss astronomer. 

Researchers from the University of Zurich have developed a new theory - and built a simulation of the Milky Way to test their mass-measuring method before applying it to real data, the 'Daily Mail' reported. 

"We are 99 per cent confident that there is dark matter near the Sun," lead author Silvia Garbari was quoted as saying by the paper. 

The study claims that the techniques used over the past 20 years were biased, always tending to underestimate the amount of dark matter in the universe.