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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At the same time, the telescope is expected to yield new insights into the universe’s unseen elements, such as dark matter and dark energy.
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Researchers typically plot out the story of galaxy formation using simulations, aiming to model the presence of features like stars and dark matter and seeing how those interact.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
In just under four hours, Tyson, who narrates the audiobook edition, looks to simplify the most complicated space science concepts like black holes, dark matter, quarks, and everything else in between.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
Studying this distribution of galaxies can provide clues about the abundance and distribution of dark matter—an unknown substance that holds galaxies and galaxy clusters together—which, along with gravity, has shaped the evolution of the universe.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Researchers typically plot out the story of galaxy formation using simulations, aiming to model the presence of features like stars and dark matter and seeing how those interact.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
In just under four hours, Tyson, who narrates the audiobook edition, looks to simplify the most complicated space science concepts like black holes, dark matter, quarks, and everything else in between.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 21 June 2024
Studying this distribution of galaxies can provide clues about the abundance and distribution of dark matter—an unknown substance that holds galaxies and galaxy clusters together—which, along with gravity, has shaped the evolution of the universe.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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