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 511-keV emission line could be caused by this new, lower-mass type of dark matter.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Whatever the case, this research has delivered a new way to look at the influence of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
And telescopes like Euclid likely will give scientists a better understanding of dark matter, invisible matter that has gravitational effects, Huang says.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Such images would help researchers understand the nature of dark matter, as well as dark energy, the unknown force pushing the cosmos apart.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
Whatever the case, this research has delivered a new way to look at the influence of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
And telescopes like Euclid likely will give scientists a better understanding of dark matter, invisible matter that has gravitational effects, Huang says.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Such images would help researchers understand the nature of dark matter, as well as dark energy, the unknown force pushing the cosmos apart.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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