dark matter
noun
: nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist to account for various observed gravitational effects
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To decode the mysterious forces of dark matter and dark energy.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Despite the size, the images could be the key to cracking the case of what dark matter truly is.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 July 2025
Physicists have also used AI to find a new equation for describing the clumping of the universe’s unseen dark matter.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 July 2025
The other strange thing here is that all of this is very sensitive to how much dark matter annihilation is taking place.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Despite the size, the images could be the key to cracking the case of what dark matter truly is.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 22 July 2025
Physicists have also used AI to find a new equation for describing the clumping of the universe’s unseen dark matter.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 July 2025
The other strange thing here is that all of this is very sensitive to how much dark matter annihilation is taking place.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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