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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The instrument, called MOTHRA, aims to detect faint gas that stretches between galaxies and traces the distribution of dark matter.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
If an axion experiment finds dark matter tomorrow, that would actually put our theory under pressure.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
As Froese mentions, the same could be said of dark matter or dark energy.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
If an axion experiment finds dark matter tomorrow, that would actually put our theory under pressure.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
As Froese mentions, the same could be said of dark matter or dark energy.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
The universe is overrun with dark matter, outweighing the ordinary stuff that stars and planets are made of five-to-one.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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