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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This new dark matter/black hole theory doesn't work with all recipes of black holes, however.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
These celestial bodies serve as natural laboratories because different theoretical models of dark matter would affect them in distinct, observable ways.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
For example, Cranmer and his collaborators used a machine learning model to predict the density of clumps of dark matter in the universe, based on observable properties of other such nearby clumps.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Dark energy and dark matter, for instance, have never been directly detected—only their effects.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
These celestial bodies serve as natural laboratories because different theoretical models of dark matter would affect them in distinct, observable ways.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
For example, Cranmer and his collaborators used a machine learning model to predict the density of clumps of dark matter in the universe, based on observable properties of other such nearby clumps.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
Dark energy and dark matter, for instance, have never been directly detected—only their effects.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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