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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Their model posits that in a world where dark energy and dark matter interact, what seemed to be a crisis caused by disparate expansion rates instead becomes something to be expected.
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Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
Thus, dark matter annihilation is only a factor when this mysterious stuff is densely clustered in a region like the heart of a galaxy.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
These processes will aim to provide valuable information and imagery to scientists, who may then decipher truths surrounding dark matter, dark energy and the expansion of the universe.
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Eleanor Jacobs,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Could this glow be evidence of dark matter? Possibly.
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Christopher Karwin,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
Thus, dark matter annihilation is only a factor when this mysterious stuff is densely clustered in a region like the heart of a galaxy.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 June 2026
These processes will aim to provide valuable information and imagery to scientists, who may then decipher truths surrounding dark matter, dark energy and the expansion of the universe.
—
Eleanor Jacobs,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Could this glow be evidence of dark matter? Possibly.
—
Christopher Karwin,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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