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 motivation for the dark photon comes from the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, according to a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal, new measurements from Webb have confirmed that the Hubble tension isn't due to some flaw in our observations, but instead potentially due to the influence of dark matter and dark energy.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Projects have been proposed to use an orbital constellation of optical atomic clocks to support the search for dark matter and dark energy, detect low-frequency gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy and probe the fundamental limits of general relativity.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That's because astronomers can use our understanding of white dwarfs as a baseline to search for more exotic phenomena such as dark matter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, according to a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal, new measurements from Webb have confirmed that the Hubble tension isn't due to some flaw in our observations, but instead potentially due to the influence of dark matter and dark energy.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Projects have been proposed to use an orbital constellation of optical atomic clocks to support the search for dark matter and dark energy, detect low-frequency gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy and probe the fundamental limits of general relativity.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
That's because astronomers can use our understanding of white dwarfs as a baseline to search for more exotic phenomena such as dark matter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Dark matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20matter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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