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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These measurements revealed a slow speed among the clusters, a key indicator that the galaxy lacks the strong gravitational pull expected from dark matter, the new study reports.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
As increasingly ambitious experiments fail to uncover the keys to concepts like dark matter, maybe physicists should rethink their approach.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2025
Although dark matter has never been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Modern cosmology faces legitimate questions that cannot yet be answered, such as the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
As increasingly ambitious experiments fail to uncover the keys to concepts like dark matter, maybe physicists should rethink their approach.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2025
Although dark matter has never been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Modern cosmology faces legitimate questions that cannot yet be answered, such as the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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