  The most recent observations by the WMAP satellite provided us with data of
unprecedented accuracy regarding the parameters describing the Standard
Cosmological Model. The current matter-energy density of the Universe is close
to its critical value of which 73% is attributed to Dark Energy, 23% to Cold
Dark Matter and only 4% is ordinary matter of baryonic nature. The origins of
the Dark Energy (DE) and Dark Matter (DM) constitute the biggest challenge of
Modern Astroparticle Physics. Particle theories, which will be tested in the
next round experiments in large accelerators, such as the LHC, provide
candidates for DM while at the same time can be consistent with the DE
component. We give a pedagogical account on the DM problem and the possibility
that this has supersymmetric origin.
