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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Moreover, the Standard Model offers no explanation for dark matter, nor for the mysterious dark energy that drives the accelerating expansion of space.
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
This endeavor will yield 60 petabytes of data on the composition of the universe, the nature and distribution of dark matter, dark energy and the expansion of the universe, the formation of our galaxy, our intimate little solar system, and more.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
With the first year of DESI data alone, Lambda CDM fits the snapshots nearly as well as a variable dark matter model.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The faint star system — the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found — could be under the influence of dark matter.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
No particles of dark matter, the unseen stuff whose gravity holds galaxies together.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Over-reliance on guidance, notices, memoranda, administrative interpretations and other forms of regulatory dark matter to realize regulatory priorities will only increase in the wake of the past few years’ spending and regulatory interventions.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The prevailing idea regarding dark matter is the cold dark matter theory (CDM), which posits that dark matter is made up of low-velocity particles that do not interact with each other.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
Add one part dark matter, two parts dark energy and just a dash of matter.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
This endeavor will yield 60 petabytes of data on the composition of the universe, the nature and distribution of dark matter, dark energy and the expansion of the universe, the formation of our galaxy, our intimate little solar system, and more.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
With the first year of DESI data alone, Lambda CDM fits the snapshots nearly as well as a variable dark matter model.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The faint star system — the tiniest Milky Way satellite ever found — could be under the influence of dark matter.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
No particles of dark matter, the unseen stuff whose gravity holds galaxies together.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
Over-reliance on guidance, notices, memoranda, administrative interpretations and other forms of regulatory dark matter to realize regulatory priorities will only increase in the wake of the past few years’ spending and regulatory interventions.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The prevailing idea regarding dark matter is the cold dark matter theory (CDM), which posits that dark matter is made up of low-velocity particles that do not interact with each other.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
Add one part dark matter, two parts dark energy and just a dash of matter.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023
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